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What Kind Of Chemotherapy Is Used For Stage 2 Non Small Cell Cancer In The Lung?
hello I am a podiatrist so my onycology info is limited .. gal pal with a stage 2 non small cell cancer large one in the lung ..soon surgery and chemo ... are the stats correct 30% survival for 5 yrs relatively .... what kind of chemo is used for such a case ?47 yr old stopped smoking 4 weeks ago at least .. no mri show brain ok but a lot of knee pain not OA per rads but swelling ankles occurring .. CT today unknown results wander about kidney huh .. lots of questions sorry ... ..
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What Kind Of Chemotherapy Is Used For Stage 2 Non Small Cell Cancer In The Lung?
Hi, Sorry to hear about your disease. As a whole, the prognosis and survival of non-small cell cancer are much better the small cell. The statistics you mentioned are quite right, as stage 2, the medial survival is 2 to 3 years but 30 per cent survive up to 5 years. Treatment of non-small cell lung cancer is surgery as it may be curative in the initial stages ( stage 1 and early stage 2). In such cases, no chemotherapy be needed until the tumour could be removed cleanly. The chemotherapy contains complex, multi drugs regimes given for four cycles. The details can t be explained here, but they will tell you more in details about the chemotherapy agents. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Mahboob Ur Rahman , General & Family Physician