Lung Cancer Treatment

The treatment of lung cancer depend on stage ofis their hazardous side effects. Chemotherapeutic
cancer, type of cancer and the age of the patient.drugs have a effect on fast dividing cells in the body
The general condition of the patient also have afor example digestive tract and hair cells because of
great effect on the choice of treatment for him forthis we often see digestive tract disturbances and
example if a person is suffering from asthma alongfalling of hair in the patients taking chemotherapeutic
with cancer he is not a candidate for surgery.drugs.
Sometimes the side effects of the treatment are soThere are two types of radiation therapy which are
serious that a physician prefers to treat the patientused to treat lung cancer. First one is external and
only symptomatically for example physician payssecond one is internal. The external one is given in
attention on pain and difficult breathing rather than onthe form of radiations and internal one in the form of
cancer itself.injections in the area around the tissue of tumor. Side
There are two types of lung cancer small cell andeffects can be redness in the area of skin which
non small cell. Small cell lung cancer is often treatedreceived the radiation. Difficulty in swallowing if
by chemotherapy alone or with combination ofesophagus is included in the area of radiation therapy.
chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Surgery is notThe radiotherapy can be used with chemotherapy or
performed in this type of cancer as this type ofafter the chemotherapy.
cancer always spreads beyond the boundaries of theIn the case of non small cell lung cancer surgery is
lung.the treatment of choice. Surgery is performed to
The chemotherapy is used to stop the dividingremove small portion of the lung sometimes lobe and
cancer cells. Chemotherapeutic drugs are always usedeven whole lung is removed it completely depends on
in combinations. The disadvantage of chemotherapythe stage of the disease.