cancer

What Is Lung Cancer? Most cancers are named after the part of the body where the cancer first starts. Lung cancer begins in the lungs. The lungs are two sponge-like organs in the chest. The right lung has three sections, called lobes. The left lung has two lobes. It is smaller because the heart takes up more room on that side of the body. The lungs bring air in and out of the body, taking …

…with incurable lung cancer should try to get the most out of their lives by making every day count. That means people should be as free of symptoms as possible. It also means people should question whether treatment is not likely to help them. Clinical trials of new chemotherapy drugs or other new treatments such as immunotherapy or gene therapy are a worthwhile option that may benefit the individual patient as well as future patients.