Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer, making up 85% of new lung cancer cases in US every year. FDA has recently given approach to Alunbrig…
Category: Lung Cancer Treatment
Get to know about types of lung cancer treatment methods, causes, researches, early symptoms and stages. To know more details about the lung cancers browse the website.
Simple Algorithm to Predict the Chance of Getting Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer is one of the deadliest diseases all around the world. No country has been spared from its effect. One of the main problems that occur with lung cancer is that…
Drug: Keytruda (Pembrolizumab) to Treat NSCLC
Keytruda (Pembrolizumab) is used to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This cancer medicine interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body. It is a FDA approved drug…
Drug: Iressa (Gefitinib) to Treat NSCLC
Gefitinib is an FDA-approved drug for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. It is also known by its brand name Iressa. It is used for lung cancer treatment that has spread…
How is Lung Cancer Treated?
There are main two types of lung cancer: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. Lung cancer treatment depends on the stage of lung cancer, whether lung cancer has spread…
Tagrisso Gets FDA Approval as Lung Cancer Drug
Lung cancer is one of the most deadly diseases among both men and women. A new drug has got FDA approval. AstraZeneca has got its approval for lung cancer drug Tagrisso. The…
Statins Do Not Improve Survival in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Statins are the cholesterol-lowering drugs. Do such drugs could be a part of cancer treatment as well? Such drugs works to lower cholesterol levels by blocking liver enzymes. It was thought that…
Drug: Tarceva (Erlotinib Hydrochloride) to Treat NSCLC
Tarceva (Erlotinib Hydrochloride) is a non-chemotherapy drug for the treatment of lung cancer. It is used in the treatment of recurrent NSCLC. It is approved for patients with advanced-stage NSCLC whose cancer…