Revolution in the fight against lung cancer: New device increases success rate!

Revolution in the fight against lung cancer: New device increases success rate!

A revolutionary device called Body Vision brings a breath of fresh air to the diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. This innovative diagnostic instrument enables doctors to locate cancer herd more precisely and increase the success rate for impressive 90 percent - a huge progress compared to the previous 70 to 77 percent. The internist Michael Reiter from the UK Krems emphasizes that it is possible to use this device to specifically examine even very small tumors, which was difficult to implement in the past. Instead of invasive punctures, as was necessary in the past, doctors can now use a navigation system to search the bronchial system and thus identify the affected areas.

innovative technology and patient safety

The system of Body Vision creates a virtual image of the lungs, you could say it is like a subway that runs through a tunnel, describes Reiter. This virtual support not only makes access to potentially dangerous interventions, but also increases the safety of the patients during the operation, which is also carried out under general anesthesia. The responsible state councilor Ludwig Schleritzko (ÖVP) refers to the UK Krems as a "lighthouse" in lung cancer treatment, where all aspects from diagnostics to therapy are offered under one roof. In Austria there are only four clinics that concentrate specifically on lung cancer, and the UK Krems plays an outstanding role here, as reported.

But what comes after the diagnosis? Chemotherapy are often used during treatment. These special drugs, also called cyostatics, are usually administered in the form of infusions and the goal of slowing tumor growth in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is to reduce the tumor mass and relieve symptoms. In the case of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), the aggressive appearance and mostly already has metastases during the diagnosis, chemotherapy is used to contain the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells. Chemotherapy is often used in combination with other therapies such as radiation or immunotherapy to increase the chances of survival of the patients and to reduce the mortality rate after an operation, such as rgcc-international.com describes.