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Lung Cancer What is lung cancer? Lung cancer is cancer of the trachea (windpipe), bronchus (airway) or lung air sacs (alveoli), although it is most often found in the bronchus. Lung cancer is the biggest cancer killer in Ireland causing one in five of all cancer deaths and it is the third most common type of cancer in both sexes. In women, breast cancer has been the leading cause of cancer mortality but deaths from lung cancer in women are now approaching those from breast cancer and if this trend continues lung cancer deaths will soon exceed those from breast cancer. There are two main types of lung cancer: non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). NSCLC is the most common form of lung cancer and has better survival rates than SCLC, which tends to spread more rapidly. Survival figures for lung cancer are considerably lower than those for the other major cancers. What causes lung cancer? Cigarette smoking is responsible for the majority of cases of lung cancer. Some 30% of heavy smokers develop lung cancer (when compared with only 1% of nonsmokers). Genetic factors also influence susceptibility to the effects of smoking, and consequently, the risk of developing lung cancer. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (“passive smoking” or “second-hand smoking") increases the risk of lung cancer in non-smokers. Other agents (“carcinogens”) can increase the risk of lung cancer by themselves or together with smoking (i.e. asbestos, radiation and various toxic chemicals). The number of cases they cause is small compared to lung cancer due to smoking Treatment of lung cancer Early detection of lung cancer may improve survival, but this has not yet been shown conclusively. Treatment may include surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, individually or in combination. Treatment needs to be tailored to the individual depending on the type and stage of the disease Surgery Surgery to remove lung cancer is possible only in a minority of cases. It is not appropriate if cancer has spread to other parts of the body or is in an area of the lung which makes removal impossible. Radiation/chemotherapy Radiation and/or chemotherapy may be used to reduce the size of tumours before surgery or as palliative treatment in advanced stages of the disease. Chemotherapy is curative in only a limited number of cases (~5%). Reproduced by kind permission of the European Lung Foundation
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Lijek za rak pluća Avastin odobren u EU Anti-tumorski lijek Avastin (bevacizumab) odobren je u EU za primjenu u prvoj liniji liječenja oboljelih od uznapredovalog raka pluća ne-malih stanica, u kombinaciji s kemoterapijom, priopćila je danas farmaceutska kuća Roche. Avastin je jedini lijek koji je u kombinaciji s kemoterapijom omogućio preživljavanje bolesnika dulje od godinu dana. Novi lijek sprečava stvaranje tumorskih krvnih žila odgovornih za opskrbu tumora kisikom i hranjivim tvarima. Europsko odobrenje temelji se na pozitivnim rezultatima dviju velikih studija koje su potvrdile bolju učinkovitost Avastina kada se primjenjuje u kombinaciji s kemoterapijom u odnosu na samo kemoterapiju. Po podacima Svjetske zdravstvene organizacije, rak pluća vodeći je uzrok smrti koje se povezuju sa zloćudnim bolestima - njemu se pripisuje 19,7 posto smrti uzrokovanih zloćudnim bolestima. Samo u Europi, lani je od raka pluća umrlo 334.800 osoba. Svake godine se u svijetu otkrije više od 1,2 milijuna novih slučajeva raka pluća i bronha. Rak pluća ne-malih stanica najčešći je oblika raka pluća i javlja se u više od 80 posto slučajeva, a većinom se otkriva tek u uznapredovaloj fazi, kada je neoperabilan i kada se proširio na udaljene organe. Usprkos primjeni kemoterapije kao prve linije liječenja, manje od pet posto oboljelih preživi pet godina od postavljanja dijagnoze, a većina oboljelih umire unutar šest mjeseci. Prethodne vijesti Namirnice sa najviše omega-3 masnih kiselina Porodična terapija u borbi protiv bulimije Nema operacija za gojazne pacijente i pušače Kako doživjeti stotu? Komentari na članak - Ukupno: 1 Svi komentari SVE JE TO SMEĆE OBIČNO!!! SAMO ULJE MARIHUANE LIJEČI RAK.