Treatments for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Treatments for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources
for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
includes the following list.
Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment
or change in treatment plans.
- More than one kind of treatment is often used, depending on the stage of the cancer, the individual's overall health, age, response to chemotherapy, and other factors such as the likely side effects of the treatment. Treatment may include
- Surgery if diagnosed at an early stage, often with adjuvant (anciliary) chemotherapy involving cisplatin. Lobectomy or Pneumectomy
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation therapy (radiotherapy)
- Laser therapy
- Radiosurgery (SRS) or targeted therapy. As a class, NSCLCs are relatively insensitive to chemotherapy
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Patients with non-small cell lung cancer may be treated in
several ways. The choice of treatment depends mainly on the
size, location, and extent of the tumor. Surgery is the most
common way to treat this type of lung cancer.
Cryosurgery ,
a treatment that freezes and destroys cancer tissue, may be
used to control symptoms in the later stages of non-small cell
lung cancer. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy may also be
used to slow the progress of the disease and to manage
symptoms. (Source: excerpt from
What You Need To Know About Lung Cancer: NCI)
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Malignant spinal neoplasms:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Treatment of spinal cord tumors generally includes decompression or radiation. Laminectomy is indicated for primary tumors that produce spinal cord or cauda equina compression; it isn't usually indicated for metastatic tumors. If the tumor is slowly progressive or if it's treated before the cord degenerates from compression, symptoms are likely to disappear, and complete restoration of function is possible. In a patient with metastatic carcinoma or lymphoma who suddenly experiences complete transverse myelitis with spinal shock, functional improvement is unlikely, even with treatment, and his outlook is ominous. If the patient has incomplete paraplegia of rapid onset, emergency surgical decompression may save cord function. Steroid therapy with dexamethasone minimizes cord edema and temporarily relieves symptoms until surgery can be performed. Partial removal of intramedullary gliomas, followed by radiation, may alleviate symptoms for a short time. Metastatic extradural tumors can be controlled with radiation, analgesics and, in the case of hormone-mediated tumors (breast and prostate), appropriate hormone therapy. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) may control radicular pain from spinal cord tumors and is a useful alternative to opioid analgesics. In TENS, an electrical charge is applied to the skin to stimulate large-diameter nerve fibers and thereby inhibit transmission of pain impulses through small-diameter nerve fibers. Chemotherapy generally hasn't proven effective against most spinal tumors, but may be recommended in some cases.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Lung cancer:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Recent treatment, which consists of combinations of surgery, radiation, and chemo-therapy, may improve the prognosis and prolong survival. Nevertheless, because treatment usually begins at an advanced stage, it's largely palliative.
Surgery is the primary treatment for stage I, stage II, or selected stage III squamous cell cancer; adenocarcinoma; and large cell carcinoma, unless the tumor is nonresectable or other conditions rule out surgery.
Surgery may include partial removal of a lung (wedge resection, segmental resection, lobectomy, or radical lobectomy) or total removal (pneumonectomy or radical pneumonectomy).
Preoperative radiation therapy may reduce tumor bulk to allow for surgical resection. Preradiation chemotherapy helps improve response rates. Radiation therapy is ordinarily recommended for stage I and stage II lesions, if surgery is contraindicated, and for stage III lesions when the disease is confined to the involved hemithorax and the ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph nodes.
Generally, radiation therapy is delayed until one month after surgery, to allow the wound to heal, and is then directed to the part of the chest most likely to develop metastasis. High-dose radiation therapy or radiation implants may also be used.
Research has shown that chemotherapy combinations of paclitaxel, gemcitabine, docetaxel, irinotecan, and vinorelbine are more active and better tolerated when combined with cisplatin or carboplatin. Many of these drugs are also being utilized as single agents for the treatment of small-cell and non–small-cell lung cancers.
In laser therapy, laser energy is directed through a bronchoscope to destroy local tumors.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Lung cancer:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
Various combinations of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy may improve the prognosis and prolong survival. Nevertheless, because treatment usually begins at an advanced stage, it’s largely palliative.
Surgery
Unless the tumor is nonresectable or other conditions rule out surgery, excision is the primary treatment for stage I, stage II, or selected stage III squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Surgery may include partial removal of a lung (wedge resection, segmental resection, lobectomy, radical lobectomy) or total removal (pneumonectomy, radical pneumonectomy).
Radiation
Preoperative radiation therapy may reduce tumor bulk to allow for surgical resection. Preradiation chemotherapy helps improve response rates. Radiation therapy is ordinarily recommended for stage I and stage II lesions, if surgery is contraindicated, and for stage III lesions when the disease is confined to the involved hemithorax and the ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph nodes.
Generally, radiation therapy is delayed until 1 month after surgery, to allow the wound to heal, and is then directed to the part of the chest most likely to develop metastasis. High-dose radiation therapy or radiation implants may also be used.
Chemotherapy
Another treatment is chemotherapy, including combinations of drugs, which produce a response rate of about 40%, but have a minimal effect on overall survival. Promising combinations for treating small cell carcinomas include cyclophosphamide with doxorubicin and vincristine; cyclophosphamide with doxorubicin, vincristine, and etoposide; and etoposide with cisplatin, cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin.
Laser therapy
Some patients may undergo laser therapy, which involves direction of laser energy through a bronchoscope to destroy local tumors.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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