WHAT ARE THE TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR EARLY AND LOCALLY ADVANCED STAGES OF LUNG CANCER?
Your treatment plan is determined depending on the stage of your cancer, biomarker status, and your overall health. You and your doctor will decide which treatment plan works for your specific type of lung cancer.
TREATMENT OPTIONS
SURGERY
Surgery is the removal of the tumor.
The type of surgery depends
on the tumor’s location, size
and stage of the lung cancer.
RADIATION
A kind of treatment that uses
high-energy X-rays or waves
to kill cancer cells, or keep
them from growing. Radiation
may also affect healthy cells.
CHEMOTHERAPY
A cancer treatment that interferes with the
growth of cancer cells, either by killing the
cells or by stopping them from dividing.
Chemotherapy may also affect healthy cells.
TARGETED THERAPY
A type of treatment that identifies and attacks
certain biomarkers or mutations that drive the
cancer to grow and spread. Targeted therapy may also affect healthy cells.
IMMUNOTHERAPY
Drug therapy that uses the body’s
immune system to fight cancer.
Immunotherapy may also affect healthy cells.
SURGERY
Surgery is the removal of the tumor.
The type of surgery depends on the tumor’s
location, size and stage of the lung cancer.
TARGETED THERAPY
A type of treatment that identifies
and attacks certain biomarkers or mutations
that drive the cancer to grow and spread.
Targeted therapy may also affect healthy cells.
IMMUNOTHERAPY
Drug therapy that uses the body’s
immune system to fight cancer.
Immunotherapy may also affect healthy cells.
CHEMOTHERAPY
A cancer treatment that interferes with
the growth of cancer cells, either by killing the
cells or by stopping them from dividing.
Chemotherapy may also affect healthy cells.
RADIATION
A kind of treatment that uses
high-energy X-rays or waves to kill cancer cells,
or keep them from growing.
Radiation may also affect healthy cells.
IF MY LUNG CANCER CAN BE REMOVED BY SURGERY,
DO I NEED OTHER TREATMENTS AS WELL?
Surgery is the primary treatment, when possible. In many cases, your healthcare team may recommend further treatment following successful surgery to help prevent your lung cancer from coming back.
It is important to discuss biomarker testing, and its results, with your healthcare team in order to determine the optimal post-surgery treatment plan for your specific type of lung cancer.
