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Treatment Of Lung Cancer

Health Encyclopedia: 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 needed.

See the individual articles on the different types of lung cancer:

  • Non-small cell lung cancer
  • Small cell lung cancer

Expectations (prognosis)

How well a patient does depends on the following:

  • Type of lung cancer
  • Whether or not the cancer ...
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Expert & Community Posts

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...otherwise be detected early, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, and melanoma) at... Read more »

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Health Guide

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... Read more »
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: References
...Jos S, Arnaiz MD, Lucas A, et al. Radiation therapy Alone in Elderly with Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Lung Cancer. 2006;52:149-54.National Center for Health Statistics. Lung and... Read more »
Lung cancer: non-small cell
Cancer - lung - non-small cell; Non-small cell lung cancer; NSCLC Treatment There are many different types of treatment for non-small cell lung cancer: ... Read more »
Metastatic cancer to the lung
Lung metastases Treatment In most cases, metastatic cancer to the lung is a sign that the cancer has spread into the bloodstream. Usually cancer will be present... Read more »
Types of Breast Cancer: Recurrent Breast Cancer
...in your bones, liver, lungs and, less commonly, brain. You don’t have bone cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer or brain cancer; you still have breast cancer, but in a new location. This is called... Read more »

Medications

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...receiving higher doses, and patients with non-small cell lung cancer who have received certain... Read more »

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