malignant mesothelioma Treatment of Lung Cancer

malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world ranking. Although it is a serious disease and a leading cause of death among cancer patients is early. Lung cancer can be cured if treated early start.

 Treatment of Lung Cancer or malignant mesothelioma 

1. surgery (surgery)

         Should be done only in cases of cancer are expected to have cut off all hope. And the remaining lung is adequate for breathing. The size of the lung removed depends on the size and location of the cancer. And dysfunction of the left lung. This may be only a few cloves or cut off the lobe (lobectomy) or the entire lung. (Pneumonectomy) sometimes have to cut the cancer out. If open chest surgery, then Found that the cancer had spread to the membrane that separates the chest cavity. Treatment continue to be argued. One way is by not cutting off the breasts, lungs and radiation after surgery is another way to cut lung lobe or lung cancer in combination with membrane that separates the chest cavity as possible. Followed by postoperative radiation

2. Radiotherapy, or radiation (Radiation therapy).

          Use in patients with inoperable lung cancer. And in cases where surgery may cut cancer out, or that the cancer will grow again. Radiation is also useful for relieving symptoms, such as when there is obstruction of the large veins. Bone pain, or mental symptoms. Current radiation plus chemotherapy. Is the treatment for cancer oat cell.

The new radiotherapy techniques have several ways, such as radiation, 3D, a technique using radiotherapy and chemotherapy, Fractionation, Radiation modifiers, etc. There is also a new radiation technique. The increase retention and reduce the chance of returning to repeat. Or palliative treatment for patients as well.

3. Chemotherapy (Chemotherapy)

           Play a role in lung cancer treatment. In many drugs currently used interchangeably periodic (cyclical treatment) because it works better than medication alone. Treatment often results in the patient's physical condition completely. And have less cancer in the body Drugs used depending on the type of cancer.

                • drug inhibits the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR inhibitors) drugs to inhibit this signaling involved in tumor cell growth. There are more specific to cancer cells. Especially those with high expression of EGFR, such as lung cancer, head and neck. Cervical cancer etc. in clinical studies were found. Can cause tumor shrinkage smaller. Or the disease has not spread further. And many patients benefit from the symptoms of the disease reduced.

                • Chemotherapy New While this is currently under clinical study using both single. Or sharing several.

                • drugs inhibit the formation of tumor blood vessels. Because the cells in the tumor will live. It requires food And oxygen from the blood vessels The tumor blood vessels can build up your own connection to the blood vessels of the body. If you can destroy or inhibit the tumor angiogenesis these. Cancer cells also lack of food and oxygen to cancerous cells eventually die. This drug is currently in clinical studies.

                • Gene Therapy is the use of genetic material (Genetic material) inserted into the cancer cells. So that the cell can operate as normal. This method can be used for both treatment and prevention of cancer.

                • Monoclonal antibodies are antibodies to cancer cells generated from the laboratory. So specific to cancer cells only.

             However, there is no guarantee that any remedy will be effective for all patients. Because lung cancer in each patient are different than the cancer itself, it is sensitive to respond to treatment differently. At present, several methods are often used together to provide opportunities to all possibilities.