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October 02, 2008
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Uninsured or Poorly Insured Patients Diagnosed at a Later Stage of Breast Cancer
By Kevin Knopf, MD , Health Expert...coverage in the middle of radiation treatment for Stage 4 breast cancer. For several months,... Read more »
Testing for Lung Disease: The Cost and Aftermath
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...48-year-old mother of two had something far worse – stage 4 lung cancer. It had spread to her... Read more »
Meet Adam Frey: How I got here, part I
By Adam Frey , Health Expert...but rather from where they formed during the embryo stage. A few of those cells don't drop... Read more »
Sniff out skin cancer
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert...may be detected while the cancer is in a very early stage. There have been reports of dogs... Read more »
Part II: Facing death, humility, and shame
By Adam Frey , Health Expert...was 50-65%. It was already in its most advanced stage and consisted of a twelve pound tumor... Read more »
Health Guide
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Staging Systems
Staging SystemsTests 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... Read more »Lung cancer: non-small cell
... If the biopsy reveals you do have lung cancer, more imaging tests will be done to determine the stage of the cancer. Stage means how big the tumor is and how far it's spread. Non-small cell... Read more »Lung cancer: non-small cell
...rare cases, the person may only be monitored until symptoms change Treatment depends upon the stage of the cancer. A combination of treatments may be needed. Research has suggested that... Read more »Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Diagnostic Tests
...smokers suggest that early screening will detect about 2% of lung cancers, and most of these in early stages. In the studies, 62 - 82% of the patients with stage 1A cancer (when the tumor has not... Read more »Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Introduction
...adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. These separate types are grouped together because, in early stages before the cancers have spread, they all can be treated surgically.Squamous Cell... Read more »
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