Advances In The Treatment Of Lung Cancer In Elderly

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in China, so is in the world. Atthe time of diagnosis, most patients are older than 65 years and have Stage III or IVdisease. More than 80% of patients have non-smallcell lung cancer and the rest havesmall cell lung cancer. Age is not as significant prognostic factor for overall survivaland response to treatment for patients with either type of lung cancer. Treatmentoptions for patients with Status Performance of 0-1should be the same to the yongpatients. For patients with the advanced lung cancer, who can not tolerate thechemotherapy or radiotherapy or aren't willing to receive them, Green Therapy is arational choice for them. Green Therapy includes minimally invasive treatment, theuses of Chinese Medicine and biological therapy. It is sustainable and repeatable.Argon-basedcryosurgery system is the commonly used contemporary minimallyinvasive method. It plays a very important role in prolonging the life for the elderlyand improving their quality of life.