As the name implies, Lung Cancer is a disease that begins in the tissue of the lungs. The lungs are sponge-like organs that are part of the respiratory system.
During breathing, air enters the mouth or nasal passage and travels down the trachea. The trachea splits into two sets of bronchial tubes that lead to the left
and right lung ...
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Treatment options for Lung Cancer (like all cancers) vary with the stage of development that the disease is in. The type of Lung Cancer and the stage of the
disease determine which treatments are normally used. Non Small Cell Cancer is normally treated with surgery while Small Cell Cancer is normally treated with
chemotherapy or other non-surgical procedures ...
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Sounding Board
Arvin S. Glicksman, M.D., Executive Director of the Rhode Island Cancer Council, Inc., and other contributors write a series of cancer-related articles which are
archived on the Sounding Board page. The articles related to Lung Cancer are
linked below:
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