How Take Care of Lung Cancer Prognosis- Mesothelioma!
Lung cancer prognosis refers to the chance for cure or survival of asbestos poisoning and is dependent upon some factors as: where the disease is located, the size of the disease, the presence of symptoms, the type of lung cancer, and the overall health status of the patient. This type of cancer is arising from the respiratory epithelium (bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli) because of asbestos poisoning. Mesothelioma is distinct from epithelial lung cancer and is considered a different type of cancer.
There are two major subdivisions of this lung disease:
Small cell – sometimes called oat cell. 2.
Non-small cell – comprised of various types including:
o – Squamous or epidermoid carcinoma
o – Adenocarcinoma (including bronchioloalveolar)
o – Large cell carcinoma (sometimes called large cell anaplastic)
Small cell lung cancer (or SCLC) has the most aggressive growth, with a median survival time of only two to four months after diagnosis when untreated. However, SCLC is also the most responsive type to radiation therapy and chemotherapy! because SCLC spreads rapidly and is usually disseminated at the time of diagnosis, methods such as surgical removal or localized radiation therapy are less effective in treating this type of cancer.
In non-small cell lung cancer (or NSCLC), the most important lung cancer prognosis factor is the stage (extent of spread) of the tumor at the time of diagnosis. Results of standard treatment are generally poor in all but the most smallest of cancers that can be surgically removed. However, in stage 1st cancers that can be completely removed surgically, five-year survival approaches 75%. Radiation therapy can produce a cure in a small minority of patients with NSCLC and leads to relief of symptoms in most patients.
Lung cancer prognosis- take care!
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