Lung cancer begins when the lung cells grow to be abnormal and multiply uncontrollably. As there is a rapid growth of the cancerous cells in the body, tumors form and start spreading to other areas of the body. There are different types of lung cancer such as Adenocarcinoma, Squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma, and other subtypes such as sarcomatoid carcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma. This non-small cell lung cancer is less common as compared to the other types.
An early treatment for non-small cell lung cancer is important before it gets to a higher stage and incurable. For that reason, knowing the symptoms becomes important. There are several non-small cell lung therapies and treatments that can be used if this cancer is detected at an early stage.
Symptoms of non-small cell lung cancer
Treatments for non-small cell lung cancer
Coming to the non-small cell lung cancer therapy, there are a few therapies that are used to treat this type of lung cancer. One of the therapies is targeted therapy. Targeted therapy is a special type of chemotherapy where drugs are used to stop cancer from growing further or spreading. This is done by targeting specific proteins or genes. These genes and proteins are found in the cancerous cells and/or in blood vessel cells that are related to cancer growth.
Although targeted therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is an effective therapy, there are certain challenges that doctors come across during the treatment.
A targeted treatment does not work when doctors do not find a tumor at the right spot. There are times that doctors may use other types of treatment to cure this disease. Apart from therapies and treatments, there are clinical trials that are run to help to carry on effective research on the non-small cell lung cancer and its treatments. These clinical trials include the testing of several drugs to see which ones are more appropriate for treating non-small cell lung cancer.
For people who have family members with lung cancer or who themselves are suffering from lung cancer can get help from local and national centers that help with many issues that may come up related to cancer. These centers help people with resources from where they can get emotional support, financial help, transportation assistance, housing and lodging help, children’s services, home health care, hospice services and more to tackle lung cancer. These resources can be found through the health care team and local/country government.
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