GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND MONITORING PATIENTS WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER

Rak pluća najučestalija je zloćudna bolest u muškaraca, a pri vrhu je učestalosti i u žena. Među oboljelima 85% čine bolesnici s rakom pluća nemalih stanica. S obzirom na agresivnu prirodu ove bolesti i lošu prognozu ako se ne dijagnosticira u ranom stadiju bolesti, vrlo je važno definirati i provoditi standardizirani pristup u dijagnostici, liječenju i praćenju ovih bolesnika. Metode liječenja uključuju kirurgiju, kemoterapiju, radioterapiju, ciljanu biološku terapiju i imunoterapiju ovisno o stadiju bolesti, biološkim obilježjima tumora i općem stanju bolesnika.Lung cancer is the most common male cancer, and one of the most common female cancers. Non-small cell lung cancers account for 85% of lung cancers. Due to the aggressiveness of the disease and bad prognosis if it is not diagnosed early, it is important to define and implement standardized approach for diagnostics, treatment and monitoring of these patients. Treatment modalities include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted biologic therapy and immunotherapy according to the stage, specific tumour histological subtype and patient condition