What is targeted therapy for lung cancer? Is it a treatment method

Targeted therapy for lung cancer is only suitable for patients with gene mutations. It is very dangerous for patients without gene mutations to take it. And it has many disadvantages. One is the high price, and the other is the poor drug resistance. Therefore, patients need to choose the appropriate treatment method according to their economic conditions and physical conditions in order to have a higher quality of life.

There are many types of treatments for lung cancer. For example, surgery is to remove tumor cells, while radiotherapy and chemotherapy use radiation or drugs to kill cancer cells. However, these are very harmful to the body. Targeted therapy is now advocated. So what is targeted therapy for lung cancer? Let's learn more about it through the following article.
Treatment goals of targeted therapy <br/>Targeted therapy is more targeted, because some specific proteins will appear on the surface of tumor cells. After using targeted drugs, tumor cells can be identified and then eliminated. Although it has many benefits, it is only suitable for patients with gene mutations, and the effect on patients without gene mutations is relatively poor. In addition, it is relatively expensive and will cause an economic burden, so only people with conditions can take it. There is another problem that cannot be ignored with targeted drugs, which is the development of drug resistance. The effect may be good in the early stage, but in the later stage, it will be relatively poor, and you will have to take second-line and third-line drugs.
When taking targeted drugs, you need to undergo genetic testing and wait for one to two weeks for the results. If the result is negative, you cannot take the drug, as it will accelerate death. Only when the result is positive can you use the drug. Therefore, patients should choose the treatment method according to their own situation.
Other treatments
1. Surgical treatment <br/>This treatment method is usually used in the early stages of the disease to perform total lung resection or partial lung resection to maximize the patient's lung function.
2. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy <br/>Especially during radiotherapy, the damage to the body is relatively large. When killing cancer cells, some normal cells will also be killed. In order to avoid a vicious cycle, patients need to eat some nutritious food and do simple exercises to improve immunity so that they can adhere to treatment.
3. Immunotherapy <br/>Use drugs to enhance the body's immunity to fight cancer cells in the body. You need to take the medicine regularly to achieve better results.