IPTLD ® medical treatment advisor. Lung Cancer.
The Lungs
Your lungs are a pair of large organs in your chest. They are part of your respiratory system. Air enters your body through your nose or mouth. It passes through your windpipe and through each bronchus, and goes into your lungs.
When you breathe in, your lungs expand with air. This is how your body gets oxygen.
When you breathe out, air goes out of your lungs. This is how your body gets rid of carbon dioxide.
Your right lung has three parts (lobes). Your left lung is smaller and has two lobes.
A thin tissue (the pleura) covers the lungs and lines the inside of the chest. Between the two layers of the pleura is a very small amount of fluid (pleural fluid). Normally, this fluid does not build up.
Cancer begins in cells, the building blocks that make up tissues. Tissues make up the organs of the body.
Normal, healthy cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When normal cells grow old or become damaged, they die, and new cells take their place. Sometimes, this orderly process goes wrong. New cells form when the body does not need them, and old or damaged cells do not die as they should. The build-up of extra cells often forms a mass of tissue called a growth or tumor.
Tumor cells can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). Benign tumor cells are usually not as harmful as malignant tumor cells:
* Benign lung tumors
- are rarely a threat to life
- usually do not need to be removed
- do not invade the tissues around them
- do not spread to other parts of the body
* Malignant lung tumors
- may be a threat to life
- may grow back after being removed
- can invade nearby tissues and organs
- can spread to other parts of the body
Cancer cells spread by breaking away from the original tumor. They enter blood vessels or lymph vessels, which branch into all the tissues of the body. The cancer cells attach to other organs and form new tumors that may damage those organs. The spread of cancer is called metastasis.
Studies have found the following risk factors for lung cancer:
* Tobacco smoke: Tobacco smoke causes most cases of lung cancer. It's by far the most important risk factor for lung cancer. Harmful substances in smoke damage lung cells. That's why smoking cigarettes, pipes, or cigars can cause lung cancer and why secondhand smoke can cause lung cancer in nonsmokers. The more a person is exposed to smoke, the greater the risk of lung cancer.
* Radon: Radon is a radioactive gas that you cannot see, smell, or taste. It forms in soil and rocks. People who work in mines may be exposed to radon. In some parts of the country, radon is found in houses. Radon damages lung cells, and people exposed to radon are at increased risk of lung cancer.
* Asbestos and other substances: People who have certain jobs (such as those who work in the construction and chemical industries) have an increased risk of lung cancer. Exposure to asbestos, arsenic, chromium, nickel, soot, tar, and other substances can cause lung cancer. The risk is highest for those with years of exposure.
* Air pollution: Air pollution may slightly increase the risk of lung cancer.
* Family history of lung cancer: People with a father, mother, brother, or sister who had lung cancer may be at slightly increased risk of the disease, even if they don't smoke.
* Personal history of lung cancer: People who have had lung cancer are at increased risk of developing a second lung tumor.
* Age over 65: Most people are older than 65 years when diagnosed with lung cancer.
Researchers have studied other possible risk factors. For example, having certain lung diseases (such as tuberculosis or bronchitis) for many years may increase the risk of lung cancer.
Symptoms
Early lung cancer often does not cause symptoms. But as the cancer grows, common symptoms may include:
* a cough that gets worse or does not go away
* breathing trouble, such as shortness of breath
* constant chest pain
* coughing up blood
* a hoarse voice
* frequent lung infections, such as pneumonia
* feeling very tired all the time
* weight loss with no known cause
Types of Lung Cancer
The pathologist checks the sputum, pleural fluid, tissue, or other samples for cancer cells. If cancer is found, the pathologist reports the type. The types of lung cancer are treated differently. The most common types are named for how the lung cancer cells look under a microscope:
* Small cell lung cancer: About 13 percent of lung cancers are small cell lung cancers. This type tends to spread quickly.
* Non-small cell lung cancer: Most lung cancers (about 87 percent) are non-small cell lung cancers. This type spreads more slowly than small cell lung cancer.
Stages of Small Cell Lung Cancer
* Limited stage: Cancer is found only in one lung and its nearby tissues.
* Extensive stage: Cancer is found in tissues of the chest outside of the lung in which it began. Or cancer is found in distant organs.
Stages of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
* Occult stage: Lung cancer cells are found in sputum or in a sample of water collected during bronchoscopy, but a tumor cannot be seen in the lung.
* Stage 0: Cancer cells are found only in the innermost lining of the lung. The tumor has not grown through this lining. A Stage 0 tumor is also called carcinoma in situ. The tumor is not an invasive cancer.
* Stage IA: The lung tumor is an invasive cancer. It has grown through the innermost lining of the lung into deeper lung tissue. The tumor is no more than 3 centimeters across (less than 1 ¼ inches). It is surrounded by normal tissue and the tumor does not invade the bronchus. Cancer cells are not found in nearby lymph nodes.
* Stage IB: The tumor is larger or has grown deeper, but cancer cells are not found in nearby lymph nodes. The lung tumor is one of the following:
o The tumor is more than 3 centimeters across.
o It has grown into the main bronchus.
o It has grown through the lung into the pleura.
* Stage IIA: The lung tumor is no more than 3 centimeters across. Cancer cells are found in nearby lymph nodes.
* Stage IIB: The tumor is one of the following:
o Cancer cells are not found in nearby lymph nodes, but the tumor has invaded the chest wall, diaphragm, pleura, main bronchus, or tissue that surrounds the heart.
o Cancer cells are found in nearby lymph nodes, and one of the following:
+ The tumor is more than 3 centimeters across.
+ It has grown into the main bronchus.
+ It has grown through the lung into the pleura.
* Stage IIIA: The tumor may be any size. Cancer cells are found in the lymph nodes near the lungs and bronchi, and in the lymph nodes between the lungs but on the same side of the chest as the lung tumor.
* Stage IIIB: The tumor may be any size. Cancer cells are found on the opposite side of the chest from the lung tumor or in the neck. The tumor may have invaded nearby organs, such as the heart, esophagus, or trachea. More than one malignant growth may be found within the same lobe of the lung. Cancer cells can be found in the pleural fluid.
* Stage IV: Malignant growths may be found in more than one lobe of the same lung or in the other lung. Or cancer cells may be found in other parts of the body, such as the brain, adrenal gland, liver, or bone.
Cancer treatment is either local therapy or systemic therapy:
· Local therapy like Surgery and radiation.
· Systemic therapy: using insulin potentiation targeted low dose chemotherapy IPTLD® . The chemo targeted drugs enter the bloodstream and destroy or control cancer throughout the body.
TESTIMONIAL of a patient treated with IPTLD
Dr.Donato with Mr Z.T, from Arizona. After receiving a course of 14 IPTLD treatments he does not have signs of toxicity as he is being treated for a lung cancer. Although he has not achieved a total remission, I want to show how my patients respond and do with my IPTLD protocol. (photo taken at my office)
See below the CT Scan photos of the tumor that in a period of four months has reduced in size by 50% and the patient looks great !.
CT Scan taken on April 6, 2009, before starting the IPTLD protocol. You can notice a white ballon shaped that is marked around the Aorta ( the round circle with a half ring in white).
This type of tumor can not be surgically operated because of the risk of rupturing the Aorta and causing a mortal bleeding.
CT Scan taken on August 3, 2009, that shows a reduction in the tumor around the Aorta. Certainly the patient needs to continue with his IPTLD treatment protocol untill the tumor is reduced to a minimun to eliminate the risk of bleeding by a ruptured Aorta.
The Lungs
Your lungs are a pair of large organs in your chest. They are part of your respiratory system. Air enters your body through your nose or mouth. It passes through your windpipe and through each bronchus, and goes into your lungs.
When you breathe in, your lungs expand with air. This is how your body gets oxygen.
When you breathe out, air goes out of your lungs. This is how your body gets rid of carbon dioxide.
Your right lung has three parts (lobes). Your left lung is smaller and has two lobes.
A thin tissue (the pleura) covers the lungs and lines the inside of the chest. Between the two layers of the pleura is a very small amount of fluid (pleural fluid). Normally, this fluid does not build up.
Cancer begins in cells, the building blocks that make up tissues. Tissues make up the organs of the body.
Normal, healthy cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When normal cells grow old or become damaged, they die, and new cells take their place. Sometimes, this orderly process goes wrong. New cells form when the body does not need them, and old or damaged cells do not die as they should. The build-up of extra cells often forms a mass of tissue called a growth or tumor.
Tumor cells can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). Benign tumor cells are usually not as harmful as malignant tumor cells:
* Benign lung tumors
- are rarely a threat to life
- usually do not need to be removed
- do not invade the tissues around them
- do not spread to other parts of the body
* Malignant lung tumors
- may be a threat to life
- may grow back after being removed
- can invade nearby tissues and organs
- can spread to other parts of the body
Cancer cells spread by breaking away from the original tumor. They enter blood vessels or lymph vessels, which branch into all the tissues of the body. The cancer cells attach to other organs and form new tumors that may damage those organs. The spread of cancer is called metastasis.
Studies have found the following risk factors for lung cancer:
* Tobacco smoke: Tobacco smoke causes most cases of lung cancer. It's by far the most important risk factor for lung cancer. Harmful substances in smoke damage lung cells. That's why smoking cigarettes, pipes, or cigars can cause lung cancer and why secondhand smoke can cause lung cancer in nonsmokers. The more a person is exposed to smoke, the greater the risk of lung cancer.
* Radon: Radon is a radioactive gas that you cannot see, smell, or taste. It forms in soil and rocks. People who work in mines may be exposed to radon. In some parts of the country, radon is found in houses. Radon damages lung cells, and people exposed to radon are at increased risk of lung cancer.
* Asbestos and other substances: People who have certain jobs (such as those who work in the construction and chemical industries) have an increased risk of lung cancer. Exposure to asbestos, arsenic, chromium, nickel, soot, tar, and other substances can cause lung cancer. The risk is highest for those with years of exposure.
* Air pollution: Air pollution may slightly increase the risk of lung cancer.
* Family history of lung cancer: People with a father, mother, brother, or sister who had lung cancer may be at slightly increased risk of the disease, even if they don't smoke.
* Personal history of lung cancer: People who have had lung cancer are at increased risk of developing a second lung tumor.
* Age over 65: Most people are older than 65 years when diagnosed with lung cancer.
Researchers have studied other possible risk factors. For example, having certain lung diseases (such as tuberculosis or bronchitis) for many years may increase the risk of lung cancer.
Symptoms
Early lung cancer often does not cause symptoms. But as the cancer grows, common symptoms may include:
* a cough that gets worse or does not go away
* breathing trouble, such as shortness of breath
* constant chest pain
* coughing up blood
* a hoarse voice
* frequent lung infections, such as pneumonia
* feeling very tired all the time
* weight loss with no known cause
Types of Lung Cancer
The pathologist checks the sputum, pleural fluid, tissue, or other samples for cancer cells. If cancer is found, the pathologist reports the type. The types of lung cancer are treated differently. The most common types are named for how the lung cancer cells look under a microscope:
* Small cell lung cancer: About 13 percent of lung cancers are small cell lung cancers. This type tends to spread quickly.
* Non-small cell lung cancer: Most lung cancers (about 87 percent) are non-small cell lung cancers. This type spreads more slowly than small cell lung cancer.
Stages of Small Cell Lung Cancer
* Limited stage: Cancer is found only in one lung and its nearby tissues.
* Extensive stage: Cancer is found in tissues of the chest outside of the lung in which it began. Or cancer is found in distant organs.
Stages of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
* Occult stage: Lung cancer cells are found in sputum or in a sample of water collected during bronchoscopy, but a tumor cannot be seen in the lung.
* Stage 0: Cancer cells are found only in the innermost lining of the lung. The tumor has not grown through this lining. A Stage 0 tumor is also called carcinoma in situ. The tumor is not an invasive cancer.
* Stage IA: The lung tumor is an invasive cancer. It has grown through the innermost lining of the lung into deeper lung tissue. The tumor is no more than 3 centimeters across (less than 1 ¼ inches). It is surrounded by normal tissue and the tumor does not invade the bronchus. Cancer cells are not found in nearby lymph nodes.
* Stage IB: The tumor is larger or has grown deeper, but cancer cells are not found in nearby lymph nodes. The lung tumor is one of the following:
o The tumor is more than 3 centimeters across.
o It has grown into the main bronchus.
o It has grown through the lung into the pleura.
* Stage IIA: The lung tumor is no more than 3 centimeters across. Cancer cells are found in nearby lymph nodes.
* Stage IIB: The tumor is one of the following:
o Cancer cells are not found in nearby lymph nodes, but the tumor has invaded the chest wall, diaphragm, pleura, main bronchus, or tissue that surrounds the heart.
o Cancer cells are found in nearby lymph nodes, and one of the following:
+ The tumor is more than 3 centimeters across.
+ It has grown into the main bronchus.
+ It has grown through the lung into the pleura.
* Stage IIIA: The tumor may be any size. Cancer cells are found in the lymph nodes near the lungs and bronchi, and in the lymph nodes between the lungs but on the same side of the chest as the lung tumor.
* Stage IIIB: The tumor may be any size. Cancer cells are found on the opposite side of the chest from the lung tumor or in the neck. The tumor may have invaded nearby organs, such as the heart, esophagus, or trachea. More than one malignant growth may be found within the same lobe of the lung. Cancer cells can be found in the pleural fluid.
* Stage IV: Malignant growths may be found in more than one lobe of the same lung or in the other lung. Or cancer cells may be found in other parts of the body, such as the brain, adrenal gland, liver, or bone.
Cancer treatment is either local therapy or systemic therapy:
· Local therapy like Surgery and radiation.
· Systemic therapy: using insulin potentiation targeted low dose chemotherapy IPTLD® . The chemo targeted drugs enter the bloodstream and destroy or control cancer throughout the body.
TESTIMONIAL of a patient treated with IPTLD
Dr.Donato with Mr Z.T, from Arizona. After receiving a course of 14 IPTLD treatments he does not have signs of toxicity as he is being treated for a lung cancer. Although he has not achieved a total remission, I want to show how my patients respond and do with my IPTLD protocol. (photo taken at my office)
See below the CT Scan photos of the tumor that in a period of four months has reduced in size by 50% and the patient looks great !.
CT Scan taken on April 6, 2009, before starting the IPTLD protocol. You can notice a white ballon shaped that is marked around the Aorta ( the round circle with a half ring in white).
This type of tumor can not be surgically operated because of the risk of rupturing the Aorta and causing a mortal bleeding.
CT Scan taken on August 3, 2009, that shows a reduction in the tumor around the Aorta. Certainly the patient needs to continue with his IPTLD treatment protocol untill the tumor is reduced to a minimun to eliminate the risk of bleeding by a ruptured Aorta.
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