Best Lung Cancer Treatment In Delhi

What Is Lung Cancer?

Cancer is a disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. When cancer starts in the lungs, it is called lung cancer.

Lung cancer begins in the lungs and may spread to lymph nodes or other organs in the body, such as the brain. Cancer from other organs can spread to the lungs as well. When cancer cells spread from one organ to another, they are called metastases.

Lung cancers are usually grouped into two main types called small cell and non-small cell (including adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma). These types of lung cancer grow differently and are treated differently. Non-small cell lung cancer is more common than small cell lung cancer.

SYMPTOMS:

Lung cancer symptoms may include—

Coughing that gets worse or doesn’t go away.

Chest ache

Breathing difficulty

Wheezing out loud.

I am coughing up blood.

Feeling very tired all the time.

Weight loss with no known cause.

Other changes that can sometimes occur with lung cancer may include repeated bouts of pneumonia and swollen or enlarged lymph nodes (glands) inside the chest in the area between the lungs.

LUNG CANCER STAGING PROCESS IN TREATMENT

If lung cancer is diagnosed, other tests are done to find out how far it has spread through the lungs, lymph nodes, and the rest of the body. This process is called staging. The type and stage of lung cancer tell doctors what kind of treatment you need. 

Types of Lung Cancer Treatment

Lung cancer treatment can be done in several ways, depending on the type of lung cancer and how far it has spread. People with non-small cell lung cancer can be treated with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, or a combination of these treatments. People with small cell lung cancer are usually treated with radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

Surgery: An operation where doctors cut out cancer tissue.

Chemotherapy is the use of special medicines to shrink or kill cancer. The drugs can be pills you take or medicines given in your veins, or sometimes both.

Radiation therapy is the use of high-energy rays (similar to X-rays) to kill cancer cells.

Targeted therapy: using drugs to block the growth and spread of cancer cells. The drugs can be pills you take or medicines given in your veins. You will get tests to see if targeted therapy is right for your cancer type.

Doctors from different specialties often work together to treat lung cancer. Pulmonologists are doctors who are experts in diseases of the lungs. Surgeons are doctors who perform operations. Thoracic surgeons specialize in chest, heart, and lung surgery. Medical oncologists are doctors who treat cancer with medicines. Radiation oncologists are doctors who treat cancers with radiation.