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Frequent Chest Infections. Diagnosed With Lung Cancer Spread To Liver And Wind Pipe. Which Stage Is The Cancer?
Hi my mum has been ill for one year or more with chest infections and has recently been diagnosed with lung cancer which has travelled to her wind pipe and liver she used to be a smoker. would i be right in saying she may have had this developing for at least a year would i be right in saying its possibly small cell lung cancer and its probably around stage 3
Sat, 16 Feb 2013
Hi,
small cell lung cancer generally staged like limited and extended stage disease. anyway as in your mother the disease has already spread to liver it can be staged like M1b or stage 4 or in small cell background extensive disease. small cell cancer are highly chemosensitive, so chemotherapy are the option. hope she will respond to treatment. take care.
small cell lung cancer generally staged like limited and extended stage disease. anyway as in your mother the disease has already spread to liver it can be staged like M1b or stage 4 or in small cell background extensive disease. small cell cancer are highly chemosensitive, so chemotherapy are the option. hope she will respond to treatment. take care.
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