But earlier attempts to improve the results of lung cancer surgery with chemotherapy have not been very successful. One reason may be that less effective drugs were used in the earlier studies
Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer involves making use of chemicals/medications to treat cancer. Chemotherapy is often indicated, along with radiation therapy, after a surgery
Chemotherapy is the use of pharmaceutical chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of lung cancer. Standard chemotherapy typically consists of combinations of two or more of these drugs
Standard chemotherapy for lung cancer typically consists of combinations of two or more of these drugs. Such combination therapy has been shown to improve the overall response to treatment
The findings help resolve a controversy over the value of post-surgical chemotherapy for early lung cancer and are likely to change the standard of care
Some combinations of chemotherapy can prolong survival, improve the quality of life, and reduce lung cancer symptoms in people with advanced stages of lung cancer. When chemotherapy is ...
This page is part of the Thoracic Surgery Division at UMMS. You'll find descriptions of different treatment options for lung cancer such as lung cancer chemotherapy and radiation therapy