There are many different treatments
for lung cancer. Among many are surgical resection, chemotherapy, radiation
therapy, photodynamic therapy, cryosurgery, laser surgery, targeted therapy,
and internal radiation.
Surgical resection is a surgery
that is used to remove abnormal tissue such as cancer.
Chemotherapy is a treatment that
has chemical substances, such as anti-cancer drugs, inserted into the patients
via a vein, orally, or injected into a body cavity.
Radiation therapy kills cancer
cells by using high levels of radiation.
Photodynamic therapy uses a photosensitizing
agent that concentrates tumor cells. This is followed by exposure of the tumor
to a special red laser light destroys as much of the tumor as possible.
Cryosurgery is a technique of using
extreme cold to destroy tumors.
Laser Surgery is a type of surgery
that uses lasers instead of blades to remove and destroy tumors.
Targeted therapy is using a drug or
substance to block the growth and spread of cancer. These drugs or substances
do this by interfering with molecules that are involved in tumor growth.
Internal radiation is radiation
that is put inside the patient’s body to kill the cancer cells.
Some of these treatments can be
used simultaneously in order to kill cancer cells and tumors.
