Impact of Existing and Emerging Small Cell Lung Cancer (Sclc) Treatment Market Trends and Forecast 2016-2026

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 8.2 million people died from cancer around the world in 2012, and cancer is now one of the leading causes of death. Lung cancer is the leading cancer type and caused 1.59 million deaths in 2012.

Small cell lung cancer is two types -

• Oat cancer

• Combiner small cell cancer

The major risk factors for small cell lung cancer are tobacco, alcohol, unhealthy food and physical inactivity. Some chronic infections also causes cancer. Having family history of lung cancer and being effected with the HIV also risk factors for small cell lung cancer

Symptoms of small cell lung cancer include coughing, blood in sputum, wheezing, chest pain, and shortness of breath. Current treatments are not cure the cancer in some patients with small cell lung cancer.

To treat small cell lung cancer following treatments are available:

• Surgery

• Radiation therapy

• Chemotherapy

Doctors performed surgery to remove malignant tumor and lymph node.

Chemotherapy and radiation therapy given to the patient at a time to treat early stage of small cell lung cancer. Giving to treatments at a time to the patient is called concurrent chemo radiation.

Radiation therapy is given to the patient to shrink tumor cells as well as to relieve symptoms such as bleeding, cough, trouble swallowing and shortness of breath. Three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT) and Intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) are the two types of radiation methods used in the treatment.

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