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Category Archives for Lung Cancer
Re-Sensitize, Enhance Sensitivity of Lung Cancer to Chemotherapy
Curcumin sensitizes lung cancer (LC) to cisplatin, disulfiram re-sensitizes lung cancer to cisplatin- both non-conventional therapies increase the efficacy of lung cancer to cisplatin… Einstein supposedly
Continue readingLung Cancer Metastasized to Brain- Pencil Proton Therapy?
So I signed up to undergo 28 separate daily treatments with Pencil Proton Therapy for my brain tumor. I will receive a total of 50 Grays after all the treatments are completed. Hi David: Thanks for your
Continue readingFish Oil, Lung Cancer Response by 60%
“Adding fish oil resulted in a greater response rate at 60% compared with 25.8% with the SOC…Overall survival at 1 year trended toward improvement with fish oil compared with SOC” If
Continue readingLess is More- Stage III Lung Cancer
“For patients with stage III non-small-cell lung cancer, standard-dose chemoradiation therapy is better than high-dose treatment, with higher five-year overall survival rates” You’ve
Continue readingElderly Lung Cancer- Worse Therapy Outcomes
“physicians should be cautious when monitoring the effects of therapy in elderly lung cancer patients because of an increased incidence of severe toxicity” It is not just elderly lung cancer
Continue readingLung Cancer- Risk VTE, Early Mortality-
“Patients with lung cancer (LC) are known to be at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE). Venous thromboembolism is associated with increased risk for early mortality” If you’ve
Continue readingRadiotherapy Lung Cancer Reduce Survival 20%
“Radiotherapy treatment for lung cancer could have a negative effect on the health of your heart new research has found.” Radiation can kill cancer. This is a fact. But radiation also causes
Continue readingCryotherapy for Lung Cancer Mets to the Lung
Lung Cancer Patients May Need Effective Therapies to Manage their Lung Cancer if it Metastasizes (spreads) Lung cancer is one of the most aggressive cancers and depending on the stage at diagnosis, can
Continue readingPrevent Chemoresistance, Relapse Lung Cancer
Researchers have now discovered that circulating lung cancer tumor cells combine, making previously chemo-sensitive cells into chemo-resistant cell complexes For those people who respond to chemotherapy
Continue readingStage II-IIIA Non Small Cell Lung Cancer? Buy Time with Mix of Therapies
“The targeted therapy gefitinib appears more effective in preventing recurrence after lung cancer surgery than the standard of care, chemotherapy” A lung cancer diagnosis of stage 2 or 3 is
Continue readingLung Cancer Side Effects- Acupuncture- Fatigue, Pain…
The present study is the first to demonstrate that acupuncture may be an effective approach for improving symptoms of lung cancer (LC) patients… I was slow to understand that lung cancer side effects
Continue readingLung Cancer Immunotherapy Side Effects-
All FDA Approved Cancer Therapies for Lung Cancer (LC) Have Side-Effects. Most are Negative. Once in Awhile a Side-Effect Can Make you Look Younger- Make no mistake. Conventional cancer therapy will
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