Understanding lung cancer
Audiobook
Published:
01 Nov 2020
Next review:
01 Nov 2023
Edition:
17
This audiobook explains what lung cancer is, and how it is diagnosed and treated. It also talks about your feelings when you are diagnosed with cancer and has practical advice about dealing with work and finances.
In this audiobook
- 1 Information about this audiobook
- 2 Introduction
- 3 Cancer and the lungs
- 4 Risk factors and causes of lung cancer
- 5 Symptoms of lung cancer
- 6 Types of lung cancer
- 7 How lung cancer is diagnosed
- 8 Staging and grading lung cancer
- 9 Treating lung cancer
- 10 Surgery to treat lung cancer
- 11 Tumour ablation
- 12 Chemotherapy treatment for lung cancer
- 13 Radiotherapy treatment for lung cancer
- 14 Chemoradiation for lung cancer
- 15 Targeted therapies and immunotherapies for lung cancer
- 16 Controlling blocked airways
- 17 Controlling symptoms of lung cancer
- 18 Follow-up after treatment
- 19 About our information
- 20 Other ways we can help you
- 21 Other useful organisations
- 22 Further resources
- 23 Can you do something to help
- 24 Information about this recording
Published:
01 Nov 2020
Next review:
01 Nov 2023
Edition:
17
This audiobook explains what lung cancer is, and how it is diagnosed and treated. It also talks about your feelings when you are diagnosed with cancer and has practical advice about dealing with work and finances.
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How we can help
Macmillan Support Line
The Macmillan Support Line is a free and confidential phone service for people living and affected by cancer. If you need to talk, we'll listen.
Financial guidance
Financial issues can cause worry when someone becomes ill. You may be able to claim benefits to help you in your situation. You may also be able to get financial assistance from other organisations.
Welfare rights advice and tools
There are lots of benefits that could help you after a cancer diagnosis, but the system can be confusing. Our Welfare Rights Advisors are here to help.