Lung Cancer Stages WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Lung Cancer Stages
Lung cancer staging is an assessment of the degree of spread of the cancer from its original source. It is an important factor affecting the prognosis and potential treatment of lung cancer. Non-small cell lung carcinoma is staged from IA ("one A", best prognosis) to IV ("four", worst prognosis). Small cell lung carcinoma is classified as limited stage if it is confined to one half of the chest and within the scope of a single radiotherapy field. Otherwise it is extensive stage. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Treatment for lung cancer can include surgical resection, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy.1
- Staging is important to determine appropriate treatment.1
- Stage 0 cancer has a 70-80% five-year survival rate.2
- Staging is different for non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MedicineNet: What Is Staging Of Lung Cancer?
- ↑ About.com: Lung Cancer Stages And Survival Rates
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Lung Cancer Tests And Diagnosis
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- Contributor: Lesgreen Babaran, PTRP
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Lesgreen Babaran, PTRP
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: LUNG CANCER STAGE, STAGES OF LUNG CANCER, STAGE OF LUNG CANCER
- Last update: Nov. 10, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
