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Precision Medicine
9 April 2021
Condition that originates in the lungs due to the replication of malignant cells whose uncontrolled spread causes serious damage to respiratory functions. In turn, this type of cancer can cause metastasis, that is, the original tumor’s cells invade other organs and tissues, which would cause more complications.
This type of cancer is more common among people who smoke, however, no one is exempt from it, since it is very frequent and has a high fatality rate, being the main cause of death from cancer worldwide.
Most people with lung cancer manifest respiratory symptoms when the disease is already advanced, and it will depend on whether or not there is metastasis to produce other symptoms in other parts of the body.
It should be noted that these symptoms could be an expression of other diseases as well, but, for your safety, if you experience any of them, see your ABC doctor immediately.
Main causes:
There are several tests to establish an accurate diagnosis for lung cancer, as well as effective treatments to treat the disease.
If suspected, your ABC doctor may request a biopsy to analyze a sample of damaged tissue, X-ray tests to evaluate your lungs, as well as laboratory tests to confirm the presence of cancer.
Among the most common treatments are:
At our Cancer Center, doctors from different specialties work together to treat lung cancer, so a highly specialized team of surgeons, oncologists, and radiologist oncologists will treat you with the warmth and humane treatment that sets us apart.
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Since its opening in 2009, our Cancer Center offers chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments at the level of the best medical centers in the world through a comprehensive care model for cancer patients.
In chemotherapy we include the most innovative therapies in comfortable facilities specially designed for your comfort and peace of mind.
In radiotherapy procedures, we provide you with evidence-based treatment plans discussed with experts from Houston Methodist Hospital, using state-of-the-art technological equipment in state-of-the-art facilities.
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