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