Sniffer Dogs Used to Detect Lung Cancer

According to new research carried out by researchers from Schillerhoehe Hospital in Germany sniffer dogs could be used for the early detection of lung cancer. Lung cancer being the second most frequent form of cancer in men and women is also the most common cause of death worldwide. The disease does not have any symptoms [...]

FDA Approves Xalkori – Pill That Highlights Improved Way of Treating Patients

A new drug Xalkori (crizotinib), to combat a certain type of lung cancer is being hailed as an “amazing development” by medical experts. The drug is manufactured by Pfizer and is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This drug is intended to treat certain patients with late-stage, non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) who [...]

What can possibly cause Lung Cancer – 3

Lung diseases The presence of particular diseases of the lung, especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (), is connected with an increased risk (four- to sixfold the risk of a nonsmoker) for the development of lung cancer even after the effects of concomitant cigarette smoking are excluded. Ancestral Tendency While the largest part of lung cancers [...]

What can possibly cause Lung Cancer – 2

Prior history of lung cancer Survivors of lung cancer have a higher risk of developing a second lung cancer than the general population has of developing a first lung cancer. Survivors of non-small lung cancers (NSCLCs) have a addition risk of 1%-2% per year for developing a second lung cancer. In survivors of small cell [...]

What can possibly cause Lung Cancer – 1

Smoking The occurrence of lung cancer is strongly connected with cigarette smoking, with about 90% of lung cancers arising due to tobacco use. The danger of lung cancer increases with the number of cigarettes smoked as well as the time over which smoking has transpired; doctors bring up this risk in terms of pack-years of [...]

Small-Cell Lung Cancer Overview – 5

Surgery Surgery plays small, if any, role in the management of small-cell lung cancer because approximately all cancers have reached out by the time they are discovered. Image Source : http://bit.ly/eP9pAZ The exceptions are the comparatively small number of persons (<5%) whose cancer is discovered at a very premature stage of the disease, when the [...]

Treatment of Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer

At present, cisplatin, etoposide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide are the most generally used medicines for the treatment of persons with small-cell lung cancer. Normal treatment of small-cell lung cancer includes a combination of chemotherapy with a cisplatin-containing regimen. Treatment cycles are repeated after every 3 weeks. People normally receive treatment for 4-6 cycles. The combination [...]

Symptoms of Small-Cell Lung Cancer

People with small-cell lung cancer normally have had symptoms for a comparatively short time (8-12 weeks) before they visit their physician. The symptoms can result from local growth of the tumor, spread to close by areas, distant spread, paraneoplastic syndromes, or a combination thereof. Image Source : http://bit.ly/dYtS8D Symptoms because of local growth of the [...]

Small-Cell Lung Cancer Overview – 4

Follow-up Image Source : http://bit.ly/ig0zYW Patients who are receiving chemotherapy require close observing for side effects and their response to therapy. A blood workup, as well as CBC (complete blood count), is considered necessary prior to each cycle of chemotherapy to make sure that the bone marrow has recovered before the next dose of chemotherapy [...]

Diagnose of Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Initial examinations and tests for suspected lung cancer can comprise the following: o Medical, surgical, work, and smoking history o Physical examination to check for common signs of health o Chest x-ray film o Sputum cytology: Cells in the sputum are studied to see if they are cancerous. o CT scan of the chest: An [...]