Abstract

Prajwal H. N.*, Nataraj H. R., Gazala Hussain, Sri Krishna S. and Sowmya K. S.

ABSTRACT

Lung cancer or bronchogenic carcinoma refers to tumors originating in the lung parenchyma or within bronchi. It is the leading cause of cancer death and is attributed to more than 25% of all cancer deaths. The estimated incidence of lung cancer in India was 70,275 in all ages and both genders. Primary lung cancer is typically divided into two main histopathological types: small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). NSCLC accounts for 85% of lung cancer cases, including three main subtypes, namely adenocarcinoma (ADC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), and large cell carcinoma (LCC). The treatments for lung cancer mainly include surgical resection and chemotherapy which have their own side effects. In Ayurveda many single & compound formulations have proved to have anti- cancerous effect by different researches carried out. Hence here an attempt is made to analyse the disease and its management through Ayurveda.