Treatment options for lung cancer, "the medical update" Chemotherapy

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Treatment options for lung cancer, "the medical update"
Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy was given anti-cancer drugs in patients with infused way. In the chemotherapy is given more than 1 type of anticancer drugs and are usually 2 kinds, the goal that more cancer cells that can be killed by a different path. Giving chemotherapy should be done in the hospital because it was given in a particular procedure or protokol different depending on the type of anti-cancer drugs are used.

Chemotherapy can be given to all types of lung cancer and the aim is not only kills cancer cells in primary tumors but also the pursuit of cancer cells that spread elsewhere. Chemotherapy is a treatment option for KPKSK and KPKBSK stage III / IV.

Giving chemotherapy requires some reservations among other good general condition of the patient is still able to do activities of their own, liver function, kidney function and function hemostatik (HB, the number of white blood cells or platelet lekosit and blood) should be good. Chemotherapy cycles calculated with the provision that can be done every 21 to 28 days each cycle.

Side effects of chemotherapy sometimes very disturbing, such as impeachment of the hair s / d bald, nausea, vomiting, tingling, diarrhea and even allergies. Side effects were not equal time there and severity of each person and also depends on the type of drug used. Other side effects that can disturb the process is malfunctioning hemostatik HB <10 g%. Leukocytes <3.000/dl or platelets <100.000/dl. Side effects assessed since the start of chemotherapy I was given. Serious side effects may stop the delivery schedule, the doctor will correct the side effects that come with giving medication and blood transfusion if necessary.

The evaluation assessed the results of chemotherapy at least 2 cycles after delivery (before the third chemotherapy is given) which can be subjective response which is what BB increased or decreased complaints and thorax images to see abnormalities in the lungs. Evaluation by using thoracic CT-scan performed after the 3rd cycle (prior to chemotherapy IV). If the tumor  missing (complete response) smaller part (partial response) or tumor settled well but the subjective response to chemotherapy  served until 4 to 6 cycles. But if the evaluation occurs as the tumor enlarged deterioration or new tumor growth, chemotherapy should be discontinued and replaced with a type of anti-cancer drugs other.