Coimbatore: Targeted therapy to treat patients
Deccan ChronicleCOIMBATORE: Non-small-cell lung cancer accounts for 85 per cent of all lung cancer cases in India. A majority of cases are diagnosed late because the condition displays no early symptoms, or the symptoms are mistaken for other infections like pneumonia or a collapsed lung, thus, making treating the cancer challenging. However, advances like targeted therapy can help patients overcome the shortcomings of chemotherapy besides improving survival by approximately 45 months.” Dr. Bharath Rangarajan medical oncologist at a city-based hospital said. Targeted therapy is effective against certain types of lung cancers that have specific mutations. Immunotherapy or biologic therapy is another cancer treatment option that boosts the patient’s immune system to fight the cancer cells.
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