Chemotherapy is one of the treatment methods(http://lungcancersymptomsx.com/types-of-lung-cancer-treatments.html) which benefits the patients based on their health condition and complexity of the disease. the slides here shows chemotherapic treatments at different stages of lung cancer
2. Lung cancer
• Among all the diseases, lung cancer is one of the
deadliest disease which ruins the person’s health very
gradually.
• They take cause big trouble to the patients both
internally and externally
• The lung cancer causes are many , smoking being the
reason in most of the persons.
• The treatment should be started once the person is
diagnosed with the beginner level lung cancer
symptoms.
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4. Chemotherapy
• Chemotherapy is one of the treatment procedures
which employs drugs to destroy the cancer cell.
• Chemotherapy treatments
(http://lungcancersymptomsx.com/effect-of-
chemotherapy-treatment-for-advanced-lung-
cancer.html ) cures and controls the cancer cell
growth.
• The type of drug provided for the Chemotherapy
treatment varies based on the patients health factor,
type of tumor, other health issues, etc…
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6. After surgery
• Early stage implies that the cancer is in developing stage
and the treatment can be given after surgery to remove
the cancer residues
• The treatment should be started within few weeks of
the surgery
• The combinations of drugs are given to the patients to
check for the improvement in them.
• The tumor size vary from person to person, based on
that, chemotherapy is given
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8. Combination With Radiotherapy
• Radiotherapy is done passing the high radiation to
the patients body.
• Folks opt for this, when the cancer grows beyond
the limit and if they cannot have the surgery.
• Chemotherapy is given to the patients either along
with or after/before the radiotherapy treatment
• This is recommended by the doctor, only if the
patient’s body has the capacity to bear both the
treatment process.
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10. Using Only The Drugs
• The chemotherapy in used along the combination of
the radiotherapy if the cancer is in the early stage.
• For the advanced stage, chemotherapy is not the
recommended.
• But the cancer is treated with different drugs or
combination of the
drugs(http://www.slideshare.net/leeshin12/drugs-
to-treat-nsclc) .
• The dosage differs based on the complexity of the
cancer
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12. Side-effects of Chemotherapy
• Fatigue
• Headaches
• Mouth and throat sores
• Nerve damage
• Vomiting
• Constipation
• Hair loss
• Diarrhea
• Muscle and stomach pain
• Loss of appetite
13. • The above are the basic view of the chemotherapy
treatment procedure of the lung cancer.
• the patients adopt to the treatment procedure
only when they are immune to the drugs used in
the treatment .
• If the stages grows, curable probability becomes
very less, thus it is sufficient to consult the doctors
at very early stage of symptom.
14. • Lung cancer blog
(http://lungcancersymptomsx.com) is the blog
which showcases on lung cancer symptoms,
causes, types, treatments, disease, etc…
• Various updates about the lung cancer disease is
dated on this blog.
• The inspiring lung cancer stories are also
updated to create the boldness among the lung
cancer patients.