Nutraceutical Management Of Lung Cancer

Abstract

Cancer is a chronic disease in which cells in the body grow out of control. Lung cancer is the most often cancer in both men and women. Worldwide lung cancer kills over 1 million people a year. The major risk factor for lung cancer is smoking, which accounts for 75-85% of lung cancer related deaths. Extensive prospective epidermologic data clearly established cigarettes smoking has the major causes of lung cancer. Because cigarette consists of chemicals including nicotine, hydrogen cyanide, formaldehyde, arsenic, ammonia, benzene. Thus, nicotine is the primary chemical causing the lung cancer. Lung cancer can be broadlyclasify into two forms such as Small Cell Lung Cancer(SCLC) and Non-small Cell Lung Cancer(NSLC). Smoking cause cancer heart diseases, stroke, lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Metatatic lung cancer is the fourth stage of cancer spread widely around your body like brain, bones or liver. However, early diagnosis and treatment can save life. CT scan imaging is best imaging technic but it is difficult to interpret and identified cancer from CT scan images. In-spite of surgical interventions, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and targeted therapy. Some patients are considering alternative therapies with herbal or natural products. Chemotherapy is to main option but do not have increase success rate.