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There
are some options of lung cancer treatment you have to know. Some people
think that it is surgery and some chemotherapy as the main treatment
for the cancer. Indeed, there are some more details you have to know
about the treatments.
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Surgical treatment
Surgical treatments or
surgery is actually the common procedure to remove the cancer tumor or
the tissue and organ which are affected by the cancer cell. There are
several surgery types to treat lung cancer:
1. Lobectomy
It is a
procedure to remove the whole lobes of the lung. The doctor usually
suggests lobectomy for even the smallest lung cancer tumor my spread to
the whole lung and even to another organ.
2. Wedge resection
In
some cases the lobectomy is just too difficult to be conducted. In this
situation, a wedge resection can be the better option. This is a
procedure curation to remove the lung cancer tumor up to the margin of
the healthy lung.
3. Segmentectomy
It is also another option to
remove the tumor when the whole lobe cannot just be removes.
Segmentectomy is a procedure to remove the affected part of the
patient’s lung.
4. Pneumectomy
It is the procedure to remove the whole part of the lung, even the healthy part.
5. Radiofrequency ablation
Radiofrequency
ablation or people also call it RFA is the common procedure to kill the
cancer cell with a needle that is inserted to the tumor. The doctor
will perform RFA when the other procedure cannot be examined.
The therapy
To
support the surgery, the doctor usually require the patient to take
chemo and radiation therapy. Chemotherapy is the therapy where the
patients have to take some drugs in the form of pills or sometime
through an IV. The drugs will fight the cancer cell when it is spread
through the bloodstream. At the same time, the patients are also
required to take radiation therapy where the patient has to get some
x-ray radiation to kill the cancer cell.
Healthy diet to fight cancer cell
To
support the medical treatment, the doctors usually ask you to get on
special diet. But it is sometime for you to keep eating due to the side
effect of the therapy. To help getting the best nutrition to fight the
cancer cell there are several powerful juice you have to consider.
1. The cruciferous vegetable
It
includes collard greens, arugula, turnips, broccoli, cabbage,
cauliflower, kale, and watercress. This kind of vegetables contains
glucosinaltes that help detoxification enyzme and high antioxidant. It
is the best to fight breast, liver, colon, and of course lung cancer.
2. Artichoke
Some
researches in University of Illinois found that celery and artichoke
are very effective cancer for they have apigenin and luteolin. Not only
fighting cancer, especially pancreatic cancer, artichoke also have very
high antioxidant, rich vitamin combinations, and able to reduce
cholesterol
3. Berries
Different from other ingredients that will
be effective when you are consuming them in the form of juice, berries
would be more effective if you make them smoothies. It has good fiber
and richer nutrition in its flesh. Berries, such as raspberries,
strawberries, and blueberries have complex antioxidant to neutralize
free radical. They also contain phytonutrient like ellagic acid that is
able to fight cancer cell. It has high vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate
to boost your immune system and fitness.
Just consume these powerful
juice everyday to help you getting enough nutrition and make you fresh.
It is important to stay fresh to survive the therapy. It is also
important for you to avoid any pollution that makes you hard to breathe
to support all options of the lung cancer treatment you take.