Lung Cancer Clinical Trials

Posts Tagged ‘Small Cell Lung Cancer’

Cancer of lung is the most widespread cause of cancer death in the world. In the UK, approximately 100 people are diagnosed with the cancer on a daily basis, and roughly 1 in 5 of them will have small cell lung cancer, for which the rate of survival is very low: simply 3 per cent of patients with it are expected to live more than 5 years following diagnosis.Chemotherapy applies drugs to kill cancer cells. One or more drugs of chemotherapy might be administered by means of a vein in your arm or taken orally. A combination of drugs typically is provided in a series of treatments over a period of weeks or months.Chemotherapy could be applied as a first line treatment for lung cancer or as added treatment following surgery. In a number of cases, chemotherapy could be utilized to reduce side effects of your cancer.Iressa (gefitinib) is an innovative new type of anti-cancer drug for people with the most common type of cancer of lung. It is unlike all prior chemotherapy. That is, Iressa works by distinctively blocking cellular enzymes that stimulate cell enlargement.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the approval of Iressa (gefitinib) tablets as a ... [more..]

Our lung is one of the main "motors" of our body. Yet, often it is not given due attention and care, and it remains in the background when it comes to issues of the hearth or brain.The main function of our lung is to exchange the gases between the air we breathe and our blood. It is through our lung that carbon dioxide is emptied from our body and oxygen is transported to our blood vessels. It is not widely known that the two sides of our lung are not identical to each other. The right lung has three lobes, whereas the left lung has two lobes, and an additional portion which is called the lingula which is like the middle lobe.Lung cancer is the leading type of cancer causing death among men and women of the world. It is only since the 1930s that cases of lung cancer started to increase. This is mainly due to tobacco consumption, and the much disputed pollution and smog around the globe. 90% of lung cancers are caused by smoking. Recently, governments and states around the globe have raised the price of tobacco dramatically, having some significant effect on societies in cutting down ... [more..]

Most of the people around the world die due to cancer, and one common cause that ties them together is lung cancer. The standard age for the diagnosis of this disease is sixty. Cancer can be broadly classified into two types, small cell (or coat cell) lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. The growth of small cell is very quick and can easily spread to the other body parts. This kind of disease is most common among the smokers. The other type is further divided into three types; squamous cell carcinoma (a very common type), adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma.Around 170,000 new cases are detected every year and about 160,000 people lose their lives due to the disease, if it is detected before spreading to the lymph nodes or other body parts, there is a 50% chance of survival. But, most of the times, cancer is not detected at the early stage making the survival chances as low as 12%, though things have improved nowadays owing to the better diagnostic procedures.There are three kinds of alternative treatment, they are, correct nutrition, oxygenation therapy and lycopene. Though these natural cures for cancer are very useful but one also has to ... [more..]