Treatment of Lung Cancer In Israel - Opening the Horizons

Malignant formation, developing in the epithelial part of the bronchi, is considered to be lung cancer. Every year in the world there are more than a million different cases of lung cancer, with a lethal outcome in case of illness is 60%.

Malignant process in the lungs progresses as a result of cumulative mutations in DNA atoms of epithelial tissues that occur under the influence of various factors - ionizing radiation, viral infection, the action of various carcinogens.

It is known that the main cause of lung cancer is smoking (90% of cases). The constant exposure to carcinogens of cigarette smoke destroys the structure and functions of the epithelium of the bronchi and lungs, and as a result, a cancer tumor develops over time. The likelihood of lung cancer increases with the number of smoked cigarettes. Also, passive smoking also poses a danger , increasing the risk of lung cancer by a factor of 1.5-2 compared with the presence in society of people without cigarette dependence.

Factors contributing to the development of the disease include interaction with poisonous vapors, including asbestos dust, arsenic, nickel, chromium, living in areas with high air pollution.

Lung cancer can develop due to chronic inflammatory complications of the lungs and bronchi - bronchitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, tuberculosis, and as a result of substandard degeneration of epithelium and papillomas.

Localization of the focus of the disease distinguishes the central, formed near the large bronchi, mediastinum, and peripheral lung cancer, growing near the serosa of the lungs.

In 1/4 of the lung cancer patients, no symptoms of the disease are seen, and the cancer is detected accidentally in case of fluorography on another occasion. In other patients, various indicators can be observed due to the effect of the primary tumor, as well as, metastatic formations in different parts and structures of the body.

At the first stages of the disease, lung cancer is usually determined by a loss of energy tone, increased fatigue, impaired activity, the development of apathy to ongoing events, unexplained weight loss.

The symptom of lung cancer can be recurrent respiratory viruses and respiratory diseases, such as bronchi, pneumonia, other episodes of "flu", etc. Symptoms of lung cancer are a constantly increasing cough, blood coughs.

In advanced stages of the disease, if malignant formation prevents the penetration of air through the respiratory tract, wheezing and shortness of breath occurs. The physical effect of an overgrown tumor on a number of located parts of the body causes pain in the chest.

The spread of metastatic formations to other areas (bone tissue, brain, liver, adrenal glands, kidneys) causes pain in the bones, neurological diseases, jaundice.

The fundamental place among the physical methods of examination is given to the x-ray examination of the regions of the breast, and also, the computed tomography of the thoracic region. To clarify the structure of the tumor and the type of malignant development, the boundaries of the cancerous tissue overgrowth along the abnormal pathway and the infection of neighboring lymph nodes allows endoscopic bronchodilator diagnosis. Bronchial endoscopy allows you to familiarize yourself with the scope and nature of the operation, in the event that an operation is planned.

To diagnose lung cancer in Israel with lesions of its peripheral (external) parts apply transthoracic needle biopsy. This method involves percutaneous puncture of the tumor under X-ray radiographic observation and the production through the needle of tissue from the organ or lung membrane for further morphological examination.

By means of the final step in the diagnosis of lung cancer in Israel, diagnostic thoracoscopy can be performed, during which an urgent biopsy is performed from the main focus of lung tumor and regional lymph nodes.

The complex of diagnostic actions allows to define the patient an accurate diagnosis and, guided by his personal characteristics, to prescribe the optimal tactics for the treatment of lung cancer in Israel.

In the treatment of lung cancer in Israel, the main methods known today in oncology are used: surgical, radiotherapy and radiotherapy.

Surgical intervention is carried out for the therapy of localized formations and with a disturbing visual condition of the patient. The nature of the operation is determined by the volume of the tumor: lobectomy or removal of the entire lung, together with regional lymph nodes.

Innovative methods of radiotherapy for lung cancer in Israel contribute to pinpoint the cells of malignant formation without touching intact tissue.

With the help of active medications, cancerous cells spread by the body are killed.

Combination of methods is the most popular type of treatment for lung cancer in Israel.