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Types of Cancer  >  Lung Cancer IN THE SPOTLIGHT Female Smokers at Higher Risk of Lung Cancer  -   New York (The Cancer Information Network) -- Female smokers carry twice the risk of contracting lung cancer than males who smoke a similar amount, according to a recent study involving almost 2,500 me ... Toxins Remain Despite Reduced Cigarette Consumption  -   New York (The Cancer Information Network) - Simply reducing tobacco consumption will not rid the body of cancer-causing toxins, according to the results of a study recently published in the Journal of ... More...  Lung Cancer: Chemotherapy and Radiation May Not be Your Only Options       Novel Lung Cancer Treatments Work Differently than Traditional Therapies: Know what to ask your doctor, so you can make the Best Decision for Treatment. Overview Lung Cancer: What Every Patient Should Know  -  In general, cancer is caused by damage to DNA, the genetic material that carries “instructions?to the cells. Normal cells grow, divide, and then die. However, cancer cells are abnormal cells that ...   More...  Diagnosis, Screening, and Staging Cancer Stage Information  - Stage Information Since determination of stage has important therapeutic and prognostic implications, careful initial diagnostic evaluation to define location and extent of primary and metastatic t ...   The Revised International Staging System for Lung Cancer  - The Revised International System for Staging Lung Cancer was adopted in 1997 by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) and the Union Internationale Contre le Cancer. These revisions were made t ...   AJCC Staging: TNM definitions  - Primary tumor (T) ?TX: Primary tumor cannot be assessed, or tumor proven by the presence of malignant cells in sputum or bronchial washings but not visualized by imaging or bronchoscopy ?T0: ...   AJCC Stage Groupings  - Occult carcinoma ?TX, N0, M0 Stage 0 ?Tis, N0, M0 Stage IA ?T1, N0, M0 Stage IB ?T2, N0, M0 Stage IIA ?T1, N1, M0 Stage IIB ?T2, N1, M0 ?T3, N0, M0 Stage IIIA ?...   More...  Treatment Options for Lung Cancer Lung Cancer Treatment: An Overview  -  Lung cancer may be treated with surgery, radiation therapy, and/or chemotherapy. These treatment modalities may be used alone or in combination with others. What treatment options to use depends on ...   Surgical Intervention  -  There are three types of surgery to treat lung cancer. In a pneumonectomy the entire lung is removed. A lobectomy, on the other hand, entails the removal of a section, called a lobe, of the lung. ...   Radiation Therapy  - Radiation therapy Radiation therapy is considered the main treatment of lung cancer in advanced stages, or for patients who cannot go through surgery due to poor performance status. Radiation th ...   Systemic Chemotherapy  - Chemotherapy involves ingestion of anticancer medications, either orally or intravenously. Chemotherapy can be used before or during radiotherapy as a radiation sensitizer to enhance the radiation ef ...   More...  Management of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Adding Chemotherapy to Radiation After Surgery Adds No Benefit in Lung Cancer  - Adding chemotherapy to radiation therapy does not prolong survival in operable, non-small-cell lung cancer, according to a large, randomized study that compared the chemotherapy/radiation combination ...   NCI/PDQ?Professional: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer  -  Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a heterogeneous aggregate of at least 3 distinct histologies of lung cancer including epidermoid or squamous carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma ...   More...  Management of Small Cell Lung Cancer NCI/PDQ?Professional: Small Cell Lung Cancer  - Without treatment, small cell carcinoma of the lung has the most aggressive clinical course of any type of pulmonary tumor, with median survival from diagnosis of only 2 to 4 months. Compared with oth ...   More...  Internet Resources More...  Smoking Cessation The Truth About Light Cigarettes: Questions and Answers (Part I)  -  What is the scientific evidence about the health effects of light cigarettes? 1. The Federal Government’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently concluded that light cigarettes provide no benefi ...   The Truth About Light Cigarettes: Questions and Answers (Part II)  -  Key Points: ~ The lower tar and nicotine numbers on light cigarette packs and in ads are misleading. ~ Light cigarettes trick the smoking machines so that they record artificially low tar and ...   Never Too Late To Quit  - Giving up smoking benefits even those who have already been diagnosed with cancer, particularly in terms of prolonging life and reducing the risk of recurrence or the development of new cancers. A ...   Study Shows Strong Tobacco Control Programs and Policies Can  -  A study published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute* provides the latest evidence that investing in state tobacco control programs can reduce smoking rates. In this evaluatio ...   More...

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