title: [Current treatment concepts of lung cancer].
abstract: Lung cancer occurs with a median age of 69 years. The main cause is cigarette smoking. For both genders lung cancer is the third-most frequent tumor in Germany. While in an operable tumor stage 30-80% of the patients can reach long-term survival, the prognosis in the metastasised stage is unfavourable with a 5-year overall survival rate of 6% for small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and 18% for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Lung cancer is subject of intense research to improve the outcome. This article gives an overview of current treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung Innere Medizin I-Hämatologie, Onkologie und Stammzelltransplantation, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kaiser
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Engelhardt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rawluk
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mertelsmann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Passlick
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wäsch
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D015996:Survival Rate