ROLE OF INTEGRATIVE APPROACH IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF LUNG CANCER WITH LATEST ADVANCES

Abstract

Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer leading to mortality worldwide. The 5-year survival rate of lung cancer
patients is less than 18%. Much progress has been made in the past few years to fight with lung cancer. Various
treatments and therapies such as surgery, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and chemotherapy are being
used to benefit the patients suffering from lung cancer. The healthcare sector has evolved a lot in the past few decades.
Once cancer is diagnosed, depending on the stage of cancer the patient can get the most suitable treatment ranging from
chemotherapy to targeted therapy to surgery. Researchers have made biomarker testing possible now. It is possible now
to find out the specific mutated genes that are causing the lung cancer, followed by providing the targeted therapy to the
patient to treat cancer. This paper is designed to review the role of integrative and advanced approaches in the treatment
of lung cancer.