Post Views: 2,088 Everolimus for Lung Cancer Treatment Everolimus in combination with pemetrexed is used in treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The US brand name of everolimus is Afinitor. It…
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Chinese Herb Sea Cucumber for Lung Cancer
Post Views: 2,632 Sea cucumber is being used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than hundred years. This herb has shown to kill cancer cells and prevent tumor growth. It is known…
Chinese Herb Astragalus For Lung Cancer
Post Views: 1,838 Astragalus is a popular Chinese herb of which the root is used to make medicine. It is botanically called as “Astragalus Membranaceus” and grows up to three feet tall….
Alternate Lung Cancer Therapy: Acupuncture
Post Views: 1,703 Acupuncture is a popular alternative therapy for lung cancer. It is a treatment that involves putting fine needles into the body for a short time and then removing them….
Ayurvedic Herb Piper Longum (Pippali) For Lung Cancer
Post Views: 3,412 Ayurveda For Lung Cancer There have been several studies that have confirmed that ayurvedic medicines for lung cancer have incredible cancer cell killing potential. These are increasingly been employed…
Ayurvedic Herb Withania Somnifera (Ashwagandha) For Lung Cancer
Post Views: 2,938 Ayurvedic herbs are considered as an attractive approach towards the lung cancer therapy. Such herbs have little side effects and are a major source of new drugs. One such…
Drug: Irinotecan (Camptosar) to treat NSCLC
Post Views: 2,157 Chemotherapy has been shown to provide benefit in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death among both men and women in…
Drug: Vinorelbine (Navelbine) to treat NSCLC
Post Views: 2,018 Vinorelbine, a chemotherapy drug, is sold under the trade name of Navelbine to treat various types of cancer. It has been approved for treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer and…
Drug: Gemcitabine (Gemzar) to Treat NSCLC
Post Views: 1,791 Gemcitabine, US brand name Gemzar, is an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug and belongs to the class of drugs known as antimetabolite. Antimetabolites are cell-cycle specific and they attack at specific…
Drug: Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel, Abraxane) to treat NSCLC
Post Views: 2,096 What is Abraxane? Abraxane is an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug and is used to treat non-small-cell lung cancer. It is also used to treat breast cancer and pancreas cancer. Paclitaxel…
Drug: Paclitaxel (Taxol) To Treat NSCLC
Post Views: 1,858 Paclitaxel is an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug and is used in treatment of non-small lung cancer. Paclitaxel is also known by its original brand name, Taxol. It is also used…
Drug: Carboplatin to Treat NSCLC
Post Views: 2,001 Carboplatin is an anticancer chemotherapy drug used to treat non-small-cell lung cancer. This chemotherapy drug contains platinum and is used alone or in combination with other medications to slow…