Lung Cancer Stage – What To Expect
Lung Cancer Stage – What To Expect
Determining Lung Cancer Stage
The lung cancer stage defines the extent, prognosis and treatment of the disease. The more advanced the cancer, the harder it will be to remove it from the body. Early and late stage patients are generally subjected to any combination of surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy. The length and intensity of these methods is what changes as staging progresses.
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Doctors perform diagnostic imaging and take biopsy samples to study each patient’s cancerous cells. Through computed tomography (CT scans), chest x-rays and magnetic resonance imaging the exact location and …