Lung Cancer

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Lung cancer is one of the most common types of cancer. The lungs are a pair of cone-shaped organs situated inside the chest, they bring oxygen into the body and take out waste carbon dioxide. There is a strong link between smoking and lung cancer. There are two main categories of lung cancer; Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) , and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). UK Lung Cancer Links (10 links) Campaign for Freedom from Tobacco (UK) Cancer of the lung (Royal Marsden Hospital, UK) An on-line patient booklet. Guidance on the use of docetaxel, paclitaxel, gemcitabine and vinorelbine for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. A detailed technology appraisal by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE). First issued in June 2001. How to give up smoking - Audio Clip (NHS Direct, UK) Lung cancer (CancerHelp UK) Information about the cancer, diagnosis, treatment and living with the disease. Lung Cancer - Fact Sheets Cancer Research UK Lung Cancer - Audio Clip (NHS Direct, UK) Questions and Answers: Lung cancer From the CancerHelp Web site produced by Cancer Research UK. Roy Castle Cause for Hope Foundation funds lung cancer research and health promotion and has built the world's first dedicated earch centre in Liverpool Understanding Cancer of the Lung (BACUP, UK) An on-line booklet Sambrook RJ, Girling DJ. A national survey of the chemotherapy regimens used to treat small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in the United Kingdom. Br J Cancer 2001;84(11):1447-52    Related articles (PubMed) See also International Lung Cancer Resources See also UK National Cancer Organisations