Does Lung Cancer Spread
Health Encyclopedia: Lung Cancer Small Cell
Cancer - lung - small cell; Small cell lung cancer; SCLC
Treatment
Because small cell lung cancer spreads quickly throughout the body, treatment must include cancer-killing drugs (chemotherapy) taken by mouth or injected into the body. Chemotherapy may be combined with high-powered x-rays (radiation therapy).
Surgery is rarely used to treat small cell lung cancer. It is only considered if it is limited small cell lung cancer with only one tumor that hasn't ...
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Health Guide
Lung cancer
...Alternative Names Cancer - lung Treatment Treatment depends on the specific type of lung cancer. Each type is treated differently. Chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery may be... Read more »Lung cancer: small cell
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a fast-growing type of lung cancer. It tends to spread much more quickly than non-small cell lung cancer. There are three different types of... Read more »Metastatic cancer to the lung
Metastatic lung cancer is cancer that starts somewhere else in the body and spreads to the lungs. See also: Lung cancer Alternative Names Lung metastases Causes,... Read more »Lung cancer
Lung cancer is cancer that begins in the lungs, the two organs found in the chest that help you breathe. The lungs are made up of areas called lobes. The right lung has three... Read more »Lung cancer: non-small cell
Cancer - lung - non-small cell; Non-small cell lung cancer; NSCLC Definition Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer. It... Read more »
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