[Acceptance of the disease in patients with lung cancer].

Unlabelled: Lung cancer is the most common malignancy in men and the second frequent in women. Cancer is not without consequences on the life and functioning of a patient. The process of adopting the disease is based on restoring the patient's psychological balance, reduction of the emotional discomfort and self-confidence.

[Late results of the combined treatment with the use of preoperative chemotherapy and surgery of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer].

The aim of the study is the assessment of efficacy of combined treatment (preoperative chemotherapy and surgery) of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Material included sixty-two NSCLC patients treated in the Department of Thoracic Surgery of Medical School of Lublin between February 1993 and October 1997. Treatment was started with 2 or 3 courses of chemotherapy.