Lung Cancer

by GadgetManiac on January 8, 2007

I just witnessed my father die at age 85 from the effects of smoking for many decades. Not a pretty picture. If you’re a smoker, you have my sympathies – its very difficult to quit. I have only trite platitudes to offer: cessation and early screening.

The standard treatments for lung cancer consist of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation – i.e. cut, poison & burn. While this approach does indeed prolong life for many, it had no efficacy in this particular case.

It’s difficult to know if/when/how to opt out of standard approaches. Things like thalidomide, Tarceva, dichloroacetate and Gleevec seem to offer some potential, but none of the attending oncologists offered/mentioned/suggested anything other then the standard treatments noted above.  

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KevinAFD July 15, 2011 at 11:39 AM

Even though it’s four years later, I offer my sympathies for the loss of your father. It’s great to share health tips like this to as many people as you can.

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Brett3 September 28, 2011 at 6:32 AM

I pray that more effective solutions than cut, poison and burn are on the horizon for cancer patients.

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