TREATMENT REGIMENS

Possible Treatment Regimens for Patients with Lung Cancer & Patients with Prostate Cancer



Possible Treatment Regimens for Patients with Lung Cancer & Patients with Prostate Cancer

Lung cancer is a malignant tumor disease is caused by an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells from any body tissue (pulmonary or not). Because of this uncontrolled growth injure normal structures around you, to compress or invade the tumor. Furthermore, these malignant cells are capable of spreading through the blood vessels and lymphatic vessels and invade other organs, are what is known as metastasis (Arriagada, 1995). Sometimes the tumor cells produce substances; usually hormones in quantities greater than those generated under normal conditions the body, producing what is known as paraneoplastic syndromes.

Treatment regimens for patients with lung cancer

Choice of treatment depends on the histological forms of cancer, its prevalence, the presence of metastases.When non-small cell lung cancer treatment lung cancer can be surgically clean as well as combined. In the combined treatment of his starts with a remote gamma-therapy in the area of the primary tumor and metastases. After an interval of 2-3 bulldog undertake surgery: removal of entire lung or removal of one (two) shares and bilobektomiya lobectomy. Operations on the lungs, especially in debilitated cancer patient's extremely responsible and serious interference, which requires special preparation of the patient, highly skilled surgeon, a skilled pain management and careful postoperative care (Arriagada, 1995).

Preparation of patients consists of bracing, means a full, rich in proteins and vitamins nutrition, anti-inflammatory therapy in the form of a common antibiotic and sulfannlamidoterapii, as well as local antibiotics summing through the bronchoscope (therapeutic bronchoscopy), use of tonic cardiovascular drugs and therapy, especially respiratory, gymnastics.

Postoperatively, the patient should be provided with permanent supply of oxygen. Upon emerging from the anesthesia he gives semi-sitting position and to closely monitor the heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and the overall view of the patient. In addition, in the first 2-3 days is active aspiration of the pleural cavity through the left by suction drainage. Require continuous monitoring for active aspiration of drainage, because the delay streamed blood and air in the pleura mediastinal shift threatening with severe disorders of the heart and the possibility of subsequent sepsis with the development of pleural empyema.

Usually after the surgery prescribed a course of antibiotics and other medications, depending on the patient, the volume of operations and resulting complications. Diet of patients does not change, except for the first days when the diet is somewhat limited. Postoperatively, beginning the second day of breathing exercises to improve circulation and prevent congestive pneumonia in a healthy lung. Relapse of lung cancer occur after radical surgery is not enough, usually in the form of re-growth of tumor in left bronchus stump in cases where there was significant infiltration of its wall beyond the visible limits of the tumor. In the disseminated form of the disease the main treatment is chemotherapy.

With advanced disease, the presence of distant metastases, supraclavicular lesions of the lymph nodes or pleural effusion shows a ...