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. 2016 Oct;12(4):2387-2389.
doi: 10.3892/etm.2016.3621. Epub 2016 Aug 25.

Effectiveness of palliative care for non-small cell lung cancer

Huiqin Li  1 , Jianing Li  2
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Effectiveness of palliative care for non-small cell lung cancer

Huiqin Li et al. Exp Ther Med. 2016 Oct.

Abstract

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Despite increases in the survival rate for various types of cancer over the past several decades, lung cancer remains an overwhelmingly lethal disease and the majority of patients succumb to the disease in a short period of time. A number of treatment options are available depending on the stage of lung cancer. The present review focused on palliative care and is associated with stage IIIB and IV of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Stage IIIB disease is not amenable to curative treatment and for stage IV disease, treatment is palliative in nature, with a focus on increasing survival time, controlling symptoms and improving or maintaining quality of life. Palliative treatment options include chemotherapy, radiotherapy and supportive care. The present review examines the important aspects of palliative therapy with regard to NSCLC.

Keywords: cancer; non-small cell lung cancer; palliative care; supportive care.

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