More options for treating lung cancer now – oncologist
MANILA, Philippines — There are more options for treating lung cancer now, an oncologist said on Tuesday during an educational forum for Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
The forum was hosted by the Philippine Society of Medical Oncology, the Philippine Cancer Society, and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Dr. Soledad Balete, an oncologist at the Chinese General Hospital, described the progress of lung cancer treatment by saying: “Improving as time goes and as years come. More options are being given to us.”
Some of the treatments she mentioned were radiotherapy, surgery, traditional chemotherapy, precision therapy, and immunotherapy.
Immunotherapy, among the most recent trea…
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