LUNG CANCER SMALL
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The treatment depends upon the stage of
the cancer.
For small cell cancer, chemotherapy and radiation are usually used
in limited stage disease (when the disease is confined to the chest
). Studies have shown that giving chemotherapy and radiation therapy
at the same time is better than giving one after the other.
Chemotherapy alone is used for extensive stage disease.
In some cases where a patient with limited stage disease has only
one small tumor, the tumor will be surgically removed, followed by
chemotherapy. However, very few patients with small cell lung cancer
are candidates for surgery.
Some patients with limited stage disease may need radiation to the
entire brain after they have completed chemotherapy and radiation to
the chest. This is known as prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI). |
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