Lung Cancer Questions

Firstly sir ,would like to know, how long have you been diagnosed with lung cancer, and are you on any supportive chemo/ radiotherapy or any domiciliary oxygen support. Depending jpon the grading, of how breathless you are with bouts of exacerbations you have, few medicines can be titrated. If not suffering from any other co- morbities ,can start with doxobid 200 mg twice a day, montair fx once at night, and nebulization with ipravent & budecort [if you feel more breathless]. Alternatively use s...more

The life expectancy in a metastatic lung cancer has conventionally been dismal, maybe 6 months. But with newer generation medicines like gefitinib, even metastatic cases can live upto 2-3 years. In any case, I am curious that if the disease has spread to just lymph node, why are you calling it metastatic, it may be addressed with curative intent. Please share your pet ct report for further query.

Immugest tablets (kerala ayurveda) 2 tablets twice a day empty stomach regularly. Its a natural immunomodulator.

Cancer that begins in the lungs and most often occurs in people who smoke.
Two major types of lung cancer are non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer. Causes of lung cancer include smoking, second-hand smoke, exposure to certain toxins and family history. Let's have a detailed discussion for better advice and healthy lifestyle.

18 months to 3 yrs.

Dear Lybrate user,
you should go to physician to confirm the diagnose and for a permanent treatment, you may start homoeopathy treatment and for homoeopathy treatment, you may contact us.

Yes they work in these conditions.
If not curable it can make the life easy of the patient.
Improves the life quality.
And if the cancer has not spread then it can be cured also.

You can't or should not drink any alcohol whether you have cancer or not. If you have cancer you should not drink at all.

We need to look at what type of lung cancer it is whether it is small cell carcinoma of lung or non small cell carcinoma of lung
depending on the renal function and the type of malignancies further chemo to be decided.
If the renal function is not reversible then consider non renal toxic chemotherapy and that too in an experienced centres.

Hello . As its already stage 4 cancer , chemotherapy will be needed. But Along with this if you go for Homoeopathic medicines also , it will definitely help to slow the progress of the disease.