Add Your BusinessLet Us Do The Research - Get A FREE Quote
Discover Medical Tourism | Learn : Travel : Heal : Save
1 Lung Cancer Hospitals In Minneapolis, Minnesota
Your search for "Lung Cancer Minneapolis, Minnesota" has been successful and has brought you to OnlineMedicalTourism.com. As the premier source of professional listings for the medical community, OnlineMedicalTourism.com provides information for patients searching for the availability of specific procedures in specific locales, like Minneapolis, MN.
Minneapolis, Minnesota currently has 1 hospitals in our growing data records addressing Lung Cancer. We encourage you to click the hospital name and view the details of any of these Minnesota facilities in Minneapolis. You may be able to contact any of these facilities directly if they have posted contact information.
Lung Cancer is categorized on OnlineMedicalTourism.com as within the class of procedures known as Oncology/Cancer. More information about this procedure and other related procedures is available here.
Minneapolis, Minnesota currently has 1 hospitals in our growing data records addressing Lung Cancer. We encourage you to click the hospital name and view the details of any of these Minnesota facilities in Minneapolis. You may be able to contact any of these facilities directly if they have posted contact information.
Lung Cancer is categorized on OnlineMedicalTourism.com as within the class of procedures known as Oncology/Cancer. More information about this procedure and other related procedures is available here.
Lung Cancer (click for worldwide facilities list): Lung cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. This growth may lead to metastasis, which is invasion of adjacent tissue and infiltration beyond the lungs. The vast majority of primary lung cancers are carcinomas of the lung, derived from epithelial cells. Lung cancer may be seen on chest x-ray and computed tomography (CT scan). The diagnosis is confirmed with a biopsy. This is usually performed via bronchoscopy or CT-guided biopsy.
Lung cancer treatment regimen is based on a number of factors, such as your overall health, the type and stage of your cancer, and your own preferences. Treatment options typically include one or more treatments, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy or targeted drug therapy.
In some cases you may choose not to undergo treatment. For instance, you may feel that the side effects of treatment will outweigh the potential benefits. When that's the case, your doctor may suggest comfort (palliative) care to treat only the symptoms the cancer is causing, such as pain.
Treatment options for both small cell lung cancers and non-small cell lung cancers depend the cancer’s stage. Common options range from surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, to targeted drug therapy, clinical trials, supportive care.
Lymph nodes may be removed from your chest in order to check them for signs of cancer. Physical therapy or a rehabilitation program may be recommended to help you restore your strength and range of motion.
There are several types of surgery preformed for lung cancers:
Wedge resection to remove a small section of lung that contains the tumor along with a margin of healthy tissue.
Lobectomy to remove the entire lobe of one lung.
Pneumonectomy to remove an entire lung
Lymph nodes may be removed from your chest in order to check them for signs of cancer. Physical therapy or a rehabilitation program may be recommended to help you restore your strength and range of motion.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. One or more chemotherapy drugs may be administered through a vein in your arm (intravenously) or taken orally. A combination of drugs usually is given in a series of treatments over a period of weeks or months, with breaks in between so that your body can recover. Chemotherapy can be used as a first line treatment for lung cancer or as additional treatment after surgery. In some cases, chemotherapy can be used to lessen side effects of your cancer.
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy uses high-powered energy beams, such as X-rays, to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy can be directed at your lung cancer from outside your body (external beam radiation) or it can be put inside needles, seeds or catheters and placed inside your body near the cancer (brachytherapy).
Targeted drug therapy
Targeted therapies are newer cancer treatments that work by targeting specific abnormalities in cancer cells. Targeted therapy options for treating lung cancer include: Bevacizumab (Avastin) which stops a tumor from creating a new blood supply and Erlotinib (Tarceva) which blocks chemicals that signal the cancer cells to grow and divide.
Other options that are available include clinical trials which are studies of new lung cancer treatment methods. You may be interested in enrolling in a clinical trial if lung cancer treatments aren't working or if your treatment options are limited.
When treatments offer little chance for a cure, your doctor may recommend you avoid harsh treatments and opt for supportive care instead. Supportive care allows you to make the most of your final weeks or months without enduring treatment side effects that can negatively impact your quality of life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lung-cancer/DS00038
Please keep in mind that if a hospital does not provide specifics on their services, they may actually provide services that address Lung Cancer yet not appear on this list. However, all Minnesota facilities that provide us with such information are listed below.
If you would like to expand your search for Lung Cancer services beyond Minneapolis, MN, there are 2 good options on this site. One, go to local US hospitals and click states neighboring Minnesota. And secondly, go to medical tourism procedures and click "Lung Cancer" to view OnlineMedicalTourism's world-wide list of facilities for Lung Cancer.
Lung cancer treatment regimen is based on a number of factors, such as your overall health, the type and stage of your cancer, and your own preferences. Treatment options typically include one or more treatments, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy or targeted drug therapy.
In some cases you may choose not to undergo treatment. For instance, you may feel that the side effects of treatment will outweigh the potential benefits. When that's the case, your doctor may suggest comfort (palliative) care to treat only the symptoms the cancer is causing, such as pain.
Treatment options for both small cell lung cancers and non-small cell lung cancers depend the cancer’s stage. Common options range from surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, to targeted drug therapy, clinical trials, supportive care.
Lymph nodes may be removed from your chest in order to check them for signs of cancer. Physical therapy or a rehabilitation program may be recommended to help you restore your strength and range of motion.
There are several types of surgery preformed for lung cancers:
Wedge resection to remove a small section of lung that contains the tumor along with a margin of healthy tissue.
Lobectomy to remove the entire lobe of one lung.
Pneumonectomy to remove an entire lung
Lymph nodes may be removed from your chest in order to check them for signs of cancer. Physical therapy or a rehabilitation program may be recommended to help you restore your strength and range of motion.
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells. One or more chemotherapy drugs may be administered through a vein in your arm (intravenously) or taken orally. A combination of drugs usually is given in a series of treatments over a period of weeks or months, with breaks in between so that your body can recover. Chemotherapy can be used as a first line treatment for lung cancer or as additional treatment after surgery. In some cases, chemotherapy can be used to lessen side effects of your cancer.
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy uses high-powered energy beams, such as X-rays, to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy can be directed at your lung cancer from outside your body (external beam radiation) or it can be put inside needles, seeds or catheters and placed inside your body near the cancer (brachytherapy).
Targeted drug therapy
Targeted therapies are newer cancer treatments that work by targeting specific abnormalities in cancer cells. Targeted therapy options for treating lung cancer include: Bevacizumab (Avastin) which stops a tumor from creating a new blood supply and Erlotinib (Tarceva) which blocks chemicals that signal the cancer cells to grow and divide.
Other options that are available include clinical trials which are studies of new lung cancer treatment methods. You may be interested in enrolling in a clinical trial if lung cancer treatments aren't working or if your treatment options are limited.
When treatments offer little chance for a cure, your doctor may recommend you avoid harsh treatments and opt for supportive care instead. Supportive care allows you to make the most of your final weeks or months without enduring treatment side effects that can negatively impact your quality of life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lung-cancer/DS00038
You can also go to Get A Free Quote and get quotes from both US hospitals & service providers, as well as international choices of hospitals and facilities. In the form, be sure to specify your interest in Lung Cancer. If you choose the US for your preferred country for treatment, you may receive information from providers outside of Minneapolis, MN. We are confident this information will be useful for comparison purposes. It's a free service - we do all the research, you just submit the form.
Minneapolis hospitals appear in these results only if they are in our database. If you represent a hospital in Minneapolis, MN and would like it to appear in our search tools go here to post your information for free.
Minneapolis hospitals appear in these results only if they are in our database. If you represent a hospital in Minneapolis, MN and would like it to appear in our search tools go here to post your information for free.
OnlineMedicalTourism.com
Learn : Travel : Heal
Learn : Travel : Heal
Serving information to the medical tourism community, OnlineMedicalTourism.com helps you find information and services regarding medical travel, including overseas facilities that address your specific needs. We do not rate or recommend medical tourism facilities or medical travel services for quality of care, but rather act as an information clearing house so that medical tourists can locate the services they require. We recommend that you read more about medical tourism costs and the risks of medical tourism. The information on this site is posted by the facilities and medical tourism providers - OnlineMedicalTourism.com is not responsible for inaccuracies they create.