8 Myths About Lung Cancer
By The HealthCentral Editorial Team

Lung cancer can't be treated.

Lung cancer can't be treated.

False. If detected early enough, lung cancer is treatable with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation oncology.

Research has shown that when lung cancer is diagnosed early enough for surgery to be performed, the five-year survival rates can be as high as 85 percent.

By The HealthCentral Editorial Team— Last Modified: 03/28/2012, First Published: 09/20/2011