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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The optimal treatment management of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung will depend on several characteristics, that include: pre-treatment evaluation (performance status), location, and adequate staging. Common medical treatment options for the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, include: chemotherapy (neoadjuvant/adjuvant) and radiation therapy.<ref name="pmid10185145">{{cite journal |vauthors=Melville A, Eastwood A |title=Management of lung cancer |journal=Qual Health Care |volume=7 |issue=3 |pages=170–7 |year=1998 |pmid=10185145 |pmc=2483609 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Medical Therapy== | ==Medical Therapy== | ||
*The optimal treatment management of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung will depend on a series of characteristics, that include: pre-treatment evaluation, location, and adequate staging. | |||
*Common medical treatment options for the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, include:<ref name="pmid10185145">{{cite journal |vauthors=Melville A, Eastwood A |title=Management of lung cancer |journal=Qual Health Care |volume=7 |issue=3 |pages=170–7 |year=1998 |pmid=10185145 |pmc=2483609 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
:*Chemotherapy | |||
::*Adjuvant chemotherapy | |||
::*Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | |||
:*Radiation therapy | |||
*To see chemotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, click [[Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung chemotherapy|here]] | |||
*To see radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, click [[Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung radiation therapy|here]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shanshan Cen, M.D. [2] Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [3]
Overview
The optimal treatment management of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung will depend on several characteristics, that include: pre-treatment evaluation (performance status), location, and adequate staging. Common medical treatment options for the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, include: chemotherapy (neoadjuvant/adjuvant) and radiation therapy.[1]
Medical Therapy
- The optimal treatment management of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung will depend on a series of characteristics, that include: pre-treatment evaluation, location, and adequate staging.
- Common medical treatment options for the management of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, include:[1]
- Chemotherapy
- Adjuvant chemotherapy
- Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- Radiation therapy
- To see chemotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, click here
- To see radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the lung, click here