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Treatments for Lung Cancer by Well Med Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Here is a list of treatments and procedures that are commonly used to treat Lung Cancer: Bone Marrow Transplant Chemotherapy Cryosurgery External radiation Internal... These are just some of the treatments and procedures that are used to treat Lung Cancer. You can connect with experts and other people who have Lung Cancerin the Wellsphere communities Read on »

Treatment of Lung Cancer by LungHealth .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:49pm treatment options to be considered. DAVID JOHNSON MD: For small cell lung cancer, the treatment of choice always includes chemotherapy. Small cell lung cancer is virtually always... lung cancer, treatment can consist of surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy or some combination of all of the above. For those individuals whose cancer has already spread Read on »

MyProjects – improving treatment for lung cancer by Cancer Research UK Patient Expert

Posted Thu 04 Nov 2010 12:00am treatment for lung cancer . An urgent need Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the UK, and more than a hundred people are told they have the disease every day... progress in developing more effective treatments for lung cancer, survival rates are still poor and there is still a desperate need to improve the situation. To help change Read on »

New Test for Lung Cancer Treatment by Lisa E. L. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 19 Nov 2009 10:02pm , they can recommend treatment that will be most effective for individual patients. Now, researchers have developed a similar test for lung cancer. The Lung Metagene Predictor... and the medications (such as Zyban ) that will be most effective in helping her quit. Technorati Tags: lung cancer, treatment, genes, genetic test, recurrence, smoking, nicotine Read on »

Persistent racial disparities in lung cancer treatment by Katherine B. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 14 Apr 2009 12:28am , and those with lower socioeconomic status also experienced greater disparities in receiving treatment. The study indicates that lung cancer treatment disparities were just as large... these treatments to reduce these disparities in receipt of treatment for non-small cell lung cancer," the authors write. Only then will black lung cancer patients experience similar survival Read on »

Alternative Treatment Options for Late Stage Lung Cancer Patients by Wilson N. Posted Sun 07 Mar 2010 7:20am Paclitaxel plus carboplatin(PC) is the current standard regimen for advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. However, paclitaxel is associated... to receive either 1) paclitaxel plus carboplatin(PC), 2) gemcitabine plus carboplatin(GC) or 3) gemcitabine plus paclitaxel(GP). The results indicated that the alternative treatment Read on »

Podcast: cervical cancer screening, prostate cancer treatment, lung surgery rates and a big day out at Westminster by Cancer Research UK Patient Expert

Posted Fri 19 Nov 2010 12:00am study shows that only half as many lung cancer patients in England are getting potentially lifesaving surgery compared to the best countries in the world. And finally, we hear... us your feedback about the podcast in the comments below, to help us decide what to do. Thanks. In this month’s podcast, we’ve got a roundup of the news from the NCRI Cancer Read on »

Counting lung cancer cells could help predict most suitable treatment by totalhealth Posted Wed 23 Mar 2011 2:09pm Counting the number of lung cancer cells circulating in the blood could determine how aggressive the cancer is and help to tailor the most suitable treatment, according... slow the growth of lung cancer, however in most patients the cancer returns and is more resistant to treatment. At present there are no tests available that can provide an early Read on »

Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia Hails Senate Leadership on Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009 by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Mon 07 Dec 2009 12:00am Secretaries and representatives from the fields of lung cancer treatment, research and advocacy. In addition, the bill directs the Secretaries of Department of Defense (DOD... /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia (LCA-GA) acknowledged Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) for their leadership and support Read on »

Novel Lung Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise In Fighting Early-Stage Lung Cancer by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Thu 23 Apr 2009 5:25pm of chemotherapy. Surgery is the standard treatment for patients with early-stage lung cancer, but approximately 50 percent of patients who have surgery ultimately die of lung cancer... An experimental vaccine that triggers the patient’s immune system to identify and attack specific tumor cells is showing new promise for the treatment of early lung Read on »