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Stages When Dealing With Lung Cancer
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Staging Systems
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Treatment Options by Stages
Occult Stage
In the occult stage (TX, N0, M0), cancer cells are found in a sample of a patient's coughed-up sputum, but no cancer cells have yet been detected in the lung.
Treatment Options. Surgically removing the tumor (if one can be located) can allow doctors to identify the stage, and often results in a cure.
Stage 0 or Carcinoma in Situ
Stage 0 or carcinoma in situ (Tis, N0, M0) are noninvasive cancers. Only a few layers of cancer cells are detected within one local...
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