近年来日本呼吸系统疾病中,肺结核显著减少,肺癌、慢性阻塞性肺疾病有所增加。现仅就几种呼吸系统疾病的最近研究动向加以介绍。一、肺癌治疗的进步肺癌的治疗方法有化学疗法和全身性的免疫疗法,外科疗法和局部的放射疗法。其中进展最快且最有发展前途的是抗癌化学疗法和与其有关的联合治疗。目前小细胞癌治疗效果是惊人的,西村等在METVFC疗法基础上并用放射线照射,为 In recent years, respiratory disease in Japan, tuberculosis significantly reduced, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has increased. The recent research trends on several respiratory diseases are presented here. First, the progress of lung cancer treatment of lung cancer treatment with chemotherapy and systemic immunotherapy, surgical therapy and local radiation therapy. One of the fastest growing and most promising anti-cancer chemotherapy and its associated combination therapy. The current treatment of small cell carcinoma is striking, Nishimura and other METVFC therapy and based on radiation and