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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.
Clinical Trials to Treat Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Check for non-small cell lung cancer treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.
Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of small cell lung cancer.
Clinical Trials to Treat Small Cell Lung Cancer
Check for small cell lung cancer treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.
New Lung Cancer Treatment Approach Raises Hopes and Debate
Several recent phase III trials have shown some success using maintenance therapy, that is, extending the duration of initial treatment, when treating advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients.
Angiogenesis Inhibitors Therapy
A fact sheet that describes the process of eliminating the blood supply to tumors. Lists the cancers in which this approach is being tested.
Biological Therapies for Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that provides an overview of how the immune system functions and describes the actions of biological therapies.
Biological Therapy
An introduction to biological therapy to help patients prepare to receive it for cancer treatment or managing side effects.
Lasers in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that describes use of high-intensity light in cancer treatment, its advantages and disadvantages, and types of procedures that use it.
Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer
A fact sheet that explains photodynamic therapy, how it is administered, and indications and side effects of treatment.
Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that defines the different types of radiation therapy and discusses scientific advances that improve the effectiveness of this treatment.
Targeted Cancer Therapies
This NCI fact sheet describes targeted cancer therapies, which are drugs that block the growth and spread of cancer by interfering with specific molecules involved in carcinogenesis (the process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells) and tumor growth.
Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet about metastasis, the spread of cancer to other parts of the body. Discusses the diagnosis and treatment of cancer that has spread.
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