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Lungs | Understanding Cancer | Who's At Risk? | Symptoms | Diagnosing | Staging | Treatment | Non-small-Lung |
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Treating Nonsmall Cell Lung CancerPatients with non-small cell lung cancer may be treated in several ways. The choice of treatment depends mainly on the size, location, and extent of the tumor. Surgery is the most common way to treat this type of lung cancer. Cryosurgery, a treatment that freezes and destroys cancer tissue, may be used to control symptoms in the later stages of non-small cell lung cancer. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy may also be used to slow the progress of the disease and to manage symptoms. cryosurgery (KRY-o-SER-juh-ree):A procedure performed with an instrument that freezes and destroys abnormal tissues. |
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