TREATMENT

=Treatment of Lung Cancer = = =  //**The most widely used treatments for Lung Cancer involve surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.**// Radiation: Radiation basically uses high energy X-rays and other radiation to kill dividing cancer cells. Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy stops cancer cells from growing, preventing from dividing, increases life time of people who have cancer. Targeted therapy: Targeted therapy includes drugs like antangiogenesis, drug that blocks the development of new blood vessels within a cancer.  **Surgery:** Surgery is not used for small lung cancers, except if the cancer is found early. There are about 10~35 percent of lung cancer that can be treated with surgery.

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**Chemotherapy: ** ====== Chemotherapy is the main treatment for people with small lung cancer. Chemotherapy stops the growth of cancer cells by killing them or preventing them from dividing. However, there are some side effects such as, fatigue, weight loss, hair loss, and nausea.  **Radiation therapy:**

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 Radiation therapy is sometimes given to the head to reduce the risk of the cancer spreading to the brain. This may be done for people with small lung cancer. Combining radiation therapy and chemotherapy can increase the chance of survival. ======

**// Quiz: What are two treatments for small lung cancer? //**

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