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51. General Information About Small Cell Lung Cancer
    

    Small cell lung cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the lung. The lungs are a pair of cone-shaped breathing organs that are found within the chest. The lungs bring oxygen into the body when breathing in and take out carbon dioxide when breathing out. Each lung has sections called lobes. The left lung has two lobes. The right lung,which is slightly ...

52. Recurrent Malignant Mesothelioma
    

    Treatment of recurrent mesothelioma usually utilizes procedures and/or agents not previously employed in the initial treatment attempt. No standard treatment approaches have been proven to improve survival or control symptoms for a prolonged period of time. These patients should be considered candidates for phase I and II clinical trials evaluating new biologicals,chemotherapeutic agents,or ...

53. General Information About Lung Cancer
    

    Lung cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the lung. The lungs are a pair of cone-shaped breathing organs inside the chest. The lungs bring oxygen into the body when breathing in and send carbon dioxide out of the body when breathing out. Each lung has sections called lobes. The left lung has two lobes. The right lung,which is slightly larger,has ...

54. General Information About Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
    

    Non-small cell lung cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the lung. The lungs are a pair of cone-shaped breathing organs in the chest. The lungs bring oxygen into the body as you breathe in. They release carbon dioxide,a waste product of the body’s cells,as you breathe out. Each lung has sections called lobes. The left lung has two lobes. The right ..

55. Summary of Evidence
    

    Separate PDQ summaries on Prevention of Lung Cancer,Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment,Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment,and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available. Screening for Lung Cancer with Chest X-Ray and/or Sputum Cytology Benefits Based on fair evidence,screening does not reduce mortality from lung cancer. Description of the Evidence ...

56. More Information
    

    ABOUT PDQ PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database. Full description of the NCI PDQ database. ADDITIONAL PDQ SUMMARIES PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Adult Treatment Treatment options for adult cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Pediatric Treatment Treatment options for childhood cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Supportive Care Side effects of cancer treatment,...

57. Evidence of Benefit
    

    Chest X-Ray and Sputum Cytology The most common screening tests for lung cancer are the chest x-ray and sputum cytology. Early studies evaluating these modalities were the: Philadelphia Pulmonary Neoplasm Research Project,[ 1 ] a nonrandomized,uncontrolled study begun in 1951; Veterans Administration study,[ 2 ] a nonrandomized,uncontrolled study performed from 1958 to 1961; South London Lung ...

58. Treatment Options for Recurrent Small Cell Lung Cancer
    

    Treatment of recurrent small cell lung cancer may include the following: Radiation therapy as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life. Chemotherapy as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve quality of life. Laser therapy,surgical placement of devices to keep the airways open,and/or internal radiation therapy,as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and ...

59. Treatment Options for Recurrent Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
    

    Treatment of recurrent non-small cell lung cancer may include the following: External radiation therapy as palliative therapy,to relieve pain and other symptoms and improve the quality of life. Chemotherapy alone. Surgery (for some patients who have a very small amount of cancer that has spread to the brain). Laser therapy or internal radiation therapy. Radiosurgery (for certain patients who .

60. What is 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 symptoms appear,cancer may have begun to spread. Scientists are trying to better understand which people are more likely to get certain types of cancer. They also study the things we do and the ...

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