Chemotherapy Improves Quality of Life and Prolongs Survival in Patients of Lung Cancer
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Lung cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and the foremost cause of cancer-related deaths. Particularly, lung cancer has an estimated incidence of 1.6 million new cases every year. Despite the various advances made in combined therapies and surgical techniques, it remains a disease with a dismal prognosis. Although one year survival has improved over the past few decades due to the availability of advanced diagnostic, genetic technologies, surgical techniques and formulation of newer biologic treatments. Chemotherapy markedly prolongs survival as compared to supportive care in patients of lung cancer. In this article we reviewed different randomized controlled trials on chemotherapy in order to assess the impact of anti-cancer treatment on quality of life in lung cancer patients and to be able to choose an appropriate regimen of therapy for lung cancer patients.
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Sameer Singhal, Prachi Singhal, Abinav Dagar, Atulya Atreja, Himanshu Sharma, Ankit Sharma
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