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Lung cancer is a cancer of the lungs characterized by the presence of malignant tumours. Most commonly it is bronchogenic carcinoma (about 90%). Lung cancer is one of the most lethal of cancers worldwide, causing up to 3 million deaths annually. Only one in ten patients diagnosed with this disease will survive the next five years. Although lung cancer was previously an illness that affected predominately men, the lung cancer rate for women has been increasing in the last few decades, which ...
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- Asbestos Exposure: Questions and Answers
... Key Points “Asbestos” is the name given to a group of minerals that occur naturally as bundles of fibers (see Question 1). Exposure to asbestos may increase the risk of asbestosis, lung cancer, mesoth... - Biological Therapies for Cancer: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Biological therapies use the body’s immune system to fight cancer or to lessen the side effects that may be caused by some cancer treatments (see Question 1). Biological response modi... - El cáncer de pulmón
... El diagnóstico de cáncer de pulmón origina muchas preguntas y una necesidad de respuestas claras. Esperamos que esta hoja informativa del Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NCI) sea una ayuda que proporci... - FDA Approves First Drug for Rare Type
of Cancer
... The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Alimta (pemetrexed disodium) for use in combination with cisplatin for the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma-a rare type o... - Genes and Disease: Lung carcinoma, small cell
... In the US, lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths among both men and women. In fact, North Americans have the highest rates of lung cancer in the world. In 1997, some 178,100 new cases ... - Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
... A laboratory test is a medical procedure in which a sample of blood, urine, or other tissues or substances in the body is checked for certain features. Such tests are often used as part of a routine c... - Lasers in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Laser light is a light of such high intensity and narrow beam that it can be used to do precise surgery to remove cancer or precancerous growths or to relieve symptoms of cancer. It is used... - Location of Potential Familial Lung Cancer Gene Discovered
... Researchers have discovered a possible inherited component for lung cancer, a disease normally associated with external causes, such as cigarette smoking. An interdisciplinary consortium consisting of... - Lung Cancer
... Cancer is a disease in which certain body cells don't function right, divide very fast, and produce too much tissue that forms a tumor. The lungs, a pair of sponge-like, cone-shaped organs, are pa... - Lung Cancer Prevention
... The lungs are part of the respiratory system. Their function is to supply oxygen to the blood while removing carbon dioxide. Lung cancer may spread to the lymph nodes or other tissues in the chest (in... - Lung Cancer Prevention
... The lungs are part of the respiratory system. Their function is to supply oxygen to the blood while removing carbon dioxide. Lung cancer may spread to the lymph nodes or other tissues in the chest (in... - Lung Cancer Screening
... Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time sym... - Lung Cancer Screening
... Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time sym... - Malignant Mesothelioma Treatment
... If the cancer is only in one place in the chest or abdomen, treatment will probably be surgery to remove part of the pleura and some of the tissue around it. If the cancer is found in a larger part of... - Mesothelioma: Questions and Answers
... Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer in which malignant (cancerous) cells are found in the mesothelium, a protective sac that covers most of the body's internal organs. Most people who develop me... - Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Cancer occurs when cells become abnormal and grow without control (see Question 1). The place where the cancer started is called the primary cancer or the primary tumor (see Question 2). Me... - National Lung Screening Trial Reaches Goal of 50,000 Participants
... The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, in partnership with the American Cancer Society, has enrolled its goal of 50,000 current or former smokers in the Nation... - Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent non-small cell lung cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the brain, lung, or other parts of the body. Treatment of recurrent ... - Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent non-small cell lung cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the brain, lung, or other parts of the body. Treatment of recurrent ... - Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
... What is photodynamic therapy? Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a treatment that uses a drug, called a photosensitizer or photosensitizing agent, and a particular type of light. When photosensitizers are ... - Preguntas y respuestas acerca del cáncer metastásico
... ¿Qué es el cáncer? El cáncer es un grupo de diferentes enfermedades que empiezan en las células, la unidad básica del cuerpo para vivir. Normalmente, las células crecen, se dividen y reproducen a medi... - Presence of Gene Mutation Tightly Linked to Drug Effectiveness in Lung Cancer
... Mutation of a gene involved in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) increases the likelihood that the drug gefitinib (Iressa™) will show a beneficial response, researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer... - Questions and Answers About Beta Carotene Chemoprevention Trials
... What is a chemoprevention trial? A chemoprevention trial is a type of clinical trial, which is a research study conducted with people. In a cancer chemoprevention trial, natural or laboratory-made sub... - Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Radiation therapy uses ionizing radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors (see Question 1). About half of all people with cancer are treated with radiation therapy, either alone or i... - Radon and Cancer: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Radon is a radioactive gas released from the normal decay of uranium in rocks and soil (see Question 1). Radioactive particles from radon can damage cells that line the lungs and lead to lu... - Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent small cell lung cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the chest, central nervous system, or in other parts of the body. Treatm... - Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent small cell lung cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the chest, central nervous system, or in other parts of the body. Treatm... - Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
... This patient summary on superior vena cava syndrome is adapted from a summary written for health professionals by cancer experts. This and other credible information about cancer treatment, screening,... - Targeted Cancer Therapies:Questions and Answers
... Key Points Targeted cancer therapies use drugs that block the growth and spread of cancer by interfering with specific molecules involved in carcinogenesis (the process by which normal cells become ca... - The NCI Cancer Centers Program
... The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Centers Program comprises more than 50 NCI-designated cancer centers engaged in multidisciplinary research to reduce cancer incidence, morbidity, and mortali... - Tumor Grade: Questions and Answers
... Key Points Tumor grade is a system used to classify cancer cells in terms of how abnormal they look under a microscope and how quickly the tumor is likely to grow and spread (see Question 2). A pathol... - Tumor markers
... Tumor markers are substances that can often be detected in higher-than-normal amounts in the blood, urine, or body tissues of some patients with certain types of cancer. Tumor markers are produced eit...
Resources
- Adding Chemotherapy to Radiation After Surgery Adds No Benefit in Lung Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Age Shouldn't Prevent Treatment for Lung Cancer (American Cancer Society)
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