Lung Cancer Treatment: Medical therapy options for lung cancer include surgery, radiation, and/or chemotherapy. There are many types of chemotherapy drugs used for lung cancer, whether to help prevent relapse or for potentially life-prolonging palliative care.

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Small-Cell Lung Cancer When cells of the lung start growing rapidly in an uncontrolled manner, the condition is called lung cancer. Lung cancer can affect any part of the lung. Small-cell lung cancer is one of two major types of lung cancer, the other being non-small-cell lung cancer.

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Voriconazole

Voriconazole is an antifungal medicine...learn more »

Lamivudine And Zidovudine

Lamivudine and zidovudine are antiviral medications that prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from multiplying in your body...learn more »

Vinorelbine

Vinorelbine is used to treat non-small cell lung cancer...learn more »

Vincristine

Vincristine is cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their spread in the body...learn more »

Phenobarbital

Phenobarbital is a barbiturate (bar-BIT-chur-ate). Phenobarbital slows the activity of your brain and nervous system...learn more »

Etoposide (oral)

Etoposide is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body...learn more »

Doxorubicin

Doxorubicin is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body...learn more »

Daunorubicin

Daunorubicin is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body...learn more »

Cisplatin

Cisplatin is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body...learn more »

Carboplatin

Carboplatin is a cancer medication that interferes with the growth of cancer cells and slows their growth and spread in the body...learn more »

Phenytoin (oral)

Phenytoin is an anticonvulsant medication that is used to control seizures. Phenytoin does not treat all types of seizures, and your doctor will determine i...learn more »

Cyclosporine

Cyclosporine weakens your body's immune system, to help keep it from "rejecting" a transplanted organ such as a kidney. Organ rejection happens when the imm...learn more »

Fluconazole

Fluconazole is an antifungal medicine...learn more »

Carbamazepine (oral)

Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant. It works by decreasing nerve impulses that cause seizures and pain...learn more »

Warfarin

Warfarin is an anticoagulant (blood thinner). Warfarin reduces the formation of blood clots...learn more »

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