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Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Learning Center
Treatments could include:
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation Therapy
- Lobectomy
- Pneumonectomy
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Intravenous chemotherapy
- Partial Removal of ...
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There are many different types of treatment for non-small cell lung cancer. Treatment depends upon the stage of the cancer.
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Surgery is the standard treatment for the earlier stages of non-small cell lung cancer. The surgeon will decide on the type of surgery, depending on how much of the lung is affected. There are three different types of surgical procedures: Wedge re...
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The treatment team for patients with non-small cell lung cancer will depend on which treatment strategy is followed. For patients that are treated surgically, a thoracic surgeon will perform the procedure. These surgeons specialize in operating in...
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Chemotherapy is the systemic (whole body) treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs.
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Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi, and cancer cells. Most commonly, the term is used to refer to cancer-killing drugs. This article focuses on cancer chemotherapy.
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Chemotherapy is treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs .
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Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with anti- cancer drugs .
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Chemotherapy, sometimes referred to as "chemo," is the treatment of cancer with anticancer drugs.
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Radiation therapy, sometimes called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation uses high energy, penetrating waves or particles such as x rays, gamma rays, proton rays, or neutron rays to...
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Radiation therapy uses high powered x-rays or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells.
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Radiotherapy is the use of high-energy penetrating radiation (x rays, gamma rays, proton rays, and neutron rays) to kill cancer cells.
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Radiation therapy, sometimes called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation uses high energy, penetrating waves or particles such as x rays, gamma rays, proton rays, or neutron rays to...
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A lobectomy is the removal of a lobe of one of the organs, usually referring to the brain, the lung, or the liver.
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Pneumonectomy is the medical term for the surgical removal of a lung.
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Pneumonectomy is the surgical removal of a lung.
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A lobectomy is the removal of a lobe, or section, of the lung.
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