Is there a cure for lung cancer?

Some people survive many years even with stage 4 lung cancer. Distant metastases. , such as when lung cancer spreads to the brain, can sometimes now be treated with the hope of long-term survival. There are reported cases—though rare—in which lung cancer has spontaneously regressed. read more

For example, if someone has lung cancer surgery, chemotherapy may be given as an additional treatment just in case any lung cancer cells have spread to other regions of the body—but are unable to be detected by imaging studies. read more

If you have small-cell lung cancer, it might not be possible to remove it in an operation. Radiofrequency Ablation. If you have non-small cell lung cancer and can’t have surgery, this treatment may be an option. Your doctor guides a thin needle through your skin until it touches the tumor inside your lung. read more

There two main types of lung cancer are small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. These categories refer to what the cancer cells look like under a microscope. Non-small cell lung cancer is more common than small cell lung cancer. read more

Most types of chemotherapy used for lung cancer are given by IV injection. A chemotherapy regimen, or schedule, usually consists of a specific number of cycles given over a set period of time. The type of lung cancer you have, such as adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma, affects which drugs are used for chemotherapy. read more

Last September, The Mail on Sunday revealed these drugs were being used to treat skin cancer with great success. Now they are having a similar effect on lung cancer, which is 15 times more deadly. Nivolumab is one of a new class of drug, called anti-PD1s and anti-PDL1s, which help the immune system ‘see’ that tumours are deadly foes. read more