Umdlavuza wamaphaphu uvela lapho amangqamuzana angajwayelekile emaphashini ekhula ngokungalawuleki futhi akha isimila. Njengoba isimila sikhula, singaphazamisa ukusebenza kahle kwamaphaphu, kuthinte ikhono lokuphefumula futhi kuholele ezimpawini ezahlukahlukene.
Ukwelashwa okuqondiwe komdlavuza wamaphaphu kusetshenziswa kakhulu ezimweni lapho kutholakala khona izinguquko ezithile zofuzo noma izinguquko zama-molecule emaseli omdlavuza. Imithi yokwelapha eqondiwe yenzelwe ukuvimbela ukukhula nokusabalala kwamaseli omdlavuza ngokubhekisisa lokhu kuphazamiseka kofuzo okuthile. Inqubo yokwelapha ihilela ukuphathwa kwemithi yomlomo ebhekisisa futhi ivimbele ngqo isenzo sezakhi zofuzo noma amaprotheni aguquliwe.
Isikhathi sokululama sincike empendulweni yokwelashwa kanye nokuphathwa kwemiphumela emibi. Ukuqapha njalo kanye nokuqokwa kodokotela be-oncologist kubalulekile ekuhloleni ukusebenza kahle kokwelashwa okuqondiwe kanye nokulungisa uhlelo lokwelashwa uma kudingeka.
UMnu. Punna Krishnaiah waseRangareddy uthole ngempumelelo i-Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer ezibhedlela zaseYashoda, eHyderabad, ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukaDkt. G. Vamshi Krishna Reddy, uMqondisi-wezinsizakalo ze-Oncology, uMeluleki we-Medical Oncologist kanye nodokotela we-Hemato Oncologist.