Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women. An estimated 169,400 new cases of lung cancer and an estimated 154,900 deaths from lung cancer will occur in the United States during 2004. The rate of lung cancer cases appears to be dropping among white and African-American men in the United States, while it continues to rise among both white and African-American women. There are two major types of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer …

…that are effective against cancer cells. Chemotherapy may be injected directly into a vein or given through a catheter, which is a thin tube that is placed into a large vein and kept there until it is no longer needed (medem). Some chemotherapy drugs are taken by pill. Chemotherapy may be used In conjunction with surgery,in more advanced stages of the disease to relieve symptoms, or in all stages of small cell cancer(medem).