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Health Encyclopedia: Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Staging Systems
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Staging Systems
Tests to Determine Cancer Stage. After diagnosing non-small cell lung cancer, the doctor makes treatment choices by determining the cancer's stage (how large the tumor is and how far the cancer has spread). To stage the cancer and determine other aspects of the disease, a number of tests are conducted:
- The cancer cells are examined microscopically for size, shape, and other configurations.
- Computer tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or both, are used to scan the lung...
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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Risk Factors
Before cigarettes became popular in the beginning of the 20th century, lung cancer was rare. This year, lung cancer is expected to strike up to 174,470 Americans, and about 162,460 are... Read more »Pneumonia: Diagnosis
...conditions include including consolidation (a condition in which the lung becomes firm and inelastic), and pleural effusion (fluid build-up in the space between the lungs and the lining around... Read more »Pneumonia: Prognosis
...frequent complication of infection from other gram-negative organisms, including Haemophilus influenzae.Pleural Effusions and Empyema. The pleura are two thin membranes that line the chest and... Read more »Scleroderma: Symptoms
...uncommon but life-threatening complication of systemic scleroderma. Click the icon to see an image of the respiratory system. Read more »Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Symptoms
Lung cancer is unlikely to produce symptoms until the disease is advanced. When symptoms develop, they may result from the lung tumor itself, from its effects on tissues outside the lung, or... Read more »Images
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