This week's artwork was donated by Dathan, a pediatric cancer patient who received treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia . Apparently it is rare to have both types of lung cancer. He is currently getting chemotherapy once per month for 3 days straight along with radiation for 6weeks each day. I can find a lot of information about the individual types but not both.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women.
During the year 2000 there will be about 164,100 new cases of lung cancer in this country. About 156,900 people will die of lung cancer. All patients should be managed individually based upon their stage of disease, age, and general medical condition. You should discuss with his oncologists regarding different treatment options. The information provided through OncoLink should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or a disease.