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Written by Michael Kerry
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The treatments for lung cancer vary according to the stage the cancer is in at the time it’s diagnosed.
Let’s talk about the stages of cancer and the treatments for each. Stage One and Stage Two Lung CancersStage one and stage two lung cancers are both in the same treatment zone, so to speak. The cancer normally hasn’t spread much and can be handled surgically. The tumor is removed and radiation is given to make sure the area is as clear of cancer as possible and to slow re-growth of the tumor. If the patient, for whatever reason, cannot undergo surgery, radiation treatments will probably be recommended. |
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Written by Michael Kerry
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Diagnosing lung cancer can be a difficult process and requires taking history and doing many medical tests, and still many of the symptoms can be shared with other diseases. |
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Written by Michael Kerry
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There are complex symptoms of lung cancer that may show up as Neoplastic and Paraneoplastic syndromes. Syndromes are collections of symptoms and physical signs that if put together, follow a pattern. |
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Written by Michael Kerry
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The most advanced lung cancer is called a stage 4 - non small cell lung cancer; it is still treatable but cannot be cured.
Staging lung cancer is simply a way to measure how far the disease has progressed in the body. Statistics tell us that something like 40% of all lung cancers are already in stage 4 when they are diagnosed. That tells us just how hard lung cancer is to recognize. Like other stages and types of lung cancer, the symptoms can hide the disease. This happens because those symptoms could be for anything. Allergy or flu symptoms are the same symptoms for lung cancer. This makes diagnosing the disease very difficult. |
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