Lung Cancer Treatment | Radiation Treatment For Lung Cancer

About Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer occurs when normal cells within the lungs themselves become abnormal and grow without regulation. It can be caused by smoking and other environmental causes. Other people develop lung cancer who have never smoked or been exposed to any of the lung cancer risk factors.

According to the American Cancer Society, lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women, following prostate cancer and breast cancer, respectively. It accounts for approximately 15% of all new cancers. An estimated 219,440 new cases of lung cancer were diagnosed in 2009, and an estimated 159,390 people died from the disease during the year, accounting for about 28% of all cancer deaths.

Most statistics concerning lung cancer reflect both small cell and non-small cell lung cancers.

When it comes to radiation for lung cancer, the physicians, technicians and staff at Advanced Radiation Centers of New York (ARC) employ advanced state-of-the-art technology. Our Oncologists have the most experience with treatment for lung in the entire Metropolitan tri-state NY area.

Different Types of Lung Cancer

There are different types of lung cancer and lung cancer treatment. In general, they are first divided into two main types of lung cancers: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. The cancers are typically broken down in this manner because the way in which they grow, spread and respond to various treatments is very different.

Non-small cell lung cancer is further broken down into subtypes, based upon what type of cell from which it originally became malignant. For example: there are glandular types of cells in the lungs, which secrete mucous to help sweep away foreign particles from the bronchial linings. If these cells become malignant, they are called an adenocarcinoma. If the normal squamous cells that line the bronchial airways themselves become malignant, this is called asquamous cell carcinoma. Other types of non-small cell lung cancer include bronchoalveolar carcinoma and large cell carcinoma.