promising new treatments for lung cancer

Hope is emerging in Chicago (United States) for those suffering from lung cancer. This congress brings together the best specialists in the world. Two studies are causing a sensation. A treatment first for smokers’ cancer, known as small cell cancer. It is a very aggressive and deadly form. Florent Pagny revealed that he had it. This is treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, coupled with immunotherapy.

Three years after diagnosis, the chances of survival increase by 10%. Considerable progress. “This is the first time that we have made tangible progress in terms of survival”, relates Dr Maurice Perol, head of thoracic oncology at the Léon Bérard center in Lyon (Rhône). The second treatment concerns certain lung cancers linked to a genetic mutation. This is treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy, coupled with targeted treatment.