Radiation Oncology of Lung Cancer: Where Do We Stand? – MM1401
Lung cancer continues to be the major cancer killer in both sexes world-wide. Approximately 1.6 million new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed each year. The overall cure rate from lung cancer is modest (approximately 17%) because majority of patients present with advanced stage at diagnosis. This is irrespective of refinements in histological aspects, better diagnostic and staging tools, including the massive influence of positron emission tomography (PET)
scanning, as well as a sharp shift towards molecular oncology already finding its way into clinical practice. Although there are many treatment modalities employed in lung cancer, radiation therapy (RT) is used in the majority of these, both for cure and palliation.
Modern Medicine â January 2014
