Lung Cancer: Treatment

Lung cancer can be treated in several ways. Which treatment may work best for you? It depends on a number of things. These include the type, size, location, and stage of your cancer.

Make a list of questions and bring them to your appointments. Write the answers down in a notebook. Make sure you ask how the treatment will change your daily life, including your diet, and how you will look and feel after treatment.

Targeted therapy uses medicines that target specific parts of cancer cells or nearby cells that would normally help the cancer grow and spread. Targeted medicines can sometimes be more helpful than standard chemotherapy (chemo) medicines.

Lung cancer treatment can be stressful. Knowing what to expect from surgery can help ease that stress.

Lung cancer treatment can be stressful. Knowing what to expect from radiation can help ease that stress.

Not everyone with lung cancer needs chemotherapy. But it is part of the standard treatment for most people.

If you need radiation therapy for lung cancer, you might be feeling overwhelmed or scared. That's understandable. Learning more about this treatment can help you feel better.

If you have lung cancer, your surgeon may suggest you have surgery to treat it. During lung resection, the surgeon removes part or all of your lung.

Surgery is often part of the treatment plan for some early-stage lung cancers. Here's a look at what's involved, some common procedures, and what to expect.

Low-dose CT scans for cancer screening can reduce the risk of dying from lung cancer for those at high risk.

You have been diagnosed with lung cancer, the abnormal and uncontrolled growth of cells in the lung. Treatment for lung cancer may include surgery, chemotherapy (or other medicines), radiation therapy, or a combination of these. This sheet helps you remember how to care for yourself after treatment.

Lung cancer treatment can be stressful. Knowing the benefits of palliative care can help ease that stress.