A 29-year-old member asked:
Are there effective natural alternatives to radiation therapy for lung cancer?
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Dr. Mitchell Kamravaanswered
Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
No: There are no randomized studies that show that natural alternatives are as effective as radiation therapy for lung cancer.
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Dr. Gene Wonganswered
Radiation Oncology 43 years experience
No: The key to treat lung cancer is the standard treatment which may consist of surgery, radiation or chemotherapy or combination of the above. However there are supplementary treatments such as message, music therapy accunpuncture , meditation to enhance treatment and reduce toxicities but they cannot substitute the standard treatments.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
How effective is radiation therapy for treating lung cancer?
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Dr. Craig Carteranswered
Thoracic Surgery 42 years experience
Depends: Radiation is one method of treating lung cancer, and is effective if the lesion is small, and peripherally located. Once the lesion is treated, a scar will remain. This needs to be followed, since complete clearance can only be determined by surgical resection.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Are there different types of radiation therapy for lung cancer?
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Dr. Reza Shirazianswered
Radiation Oncology 22 years experience
Yes: High-energy x-rays are the most common. Usually generated by the linear accelerator. It can be given over 6- 7 weeks daily for a curitive intent, 2-3 weeks for palliation, 3-5 fraction using radiosurgery linear accelator base or cyberknife radiosurgery for cure. Other forms of radiation are protons, high dose rate brachytherapy. These are less often used.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What kind of radiation therapy is best for lung cancer?
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Dr. Bahman Daneshfaranswered
Radiation Oncology 35 years experience
Standard Radiation: There is standard radiation, imrt, radiosurgery and proton beam. Standard of care is still using regular ionizing radiation when normal tissue is protected. In various situations you may need to use imrt or other techniques to protect normal tissue. Standard radiation also works better with chemotherapy if the patient can tolerate it. Radiosurgery if the patient can't have surgery.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
What can radiation therapy do for stage 3b lung cancer?
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Dr. Mitchell Kamravaanswered
Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
A lot: The updated long term results of rtog 9410 were published in 2011 in the journal of the national cancer institute. This study examined different regimens of radiation and chemotherapy in patients with stage iii lung cancer. They found that patients lived longer if they received chemotherapy and radiation at the same time as opposed to sequentially.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Can radiation therapy cure lung cancer by itself?
4 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in
Dr. Reza Shirazianswered
Radiation Oncology 22 years experience
Yes: Radiation needs to be in very high doses, which is called radiosurgery, or stereotactic body radiotherapy (sbrt). Cyberknife sbrt for primary lung cancer has been successful in treating early stage lung cancer.
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