Chemotherapy involves the administration of strong drugs that kill lung cancer cells, which grow quickly. Unfortunately, normal cells that grow quickly are also killed. Normal cells in the intestinal tract, hair and blood marrow are killed by chemotherapy drugs.

Chemotherapy drugs used for lung cancer include:

• Carboplatin
• Cisplatin
• Docetaxel
• Gemcitabine
• Paclitaxel
• Pemetrexed
• Vinorelbine
• Gefitinib
• Erlotinib