RESPIRATORY
PATIENT WITH PREVIOUS LUNG SURGERY
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Stage IIab-surgery and radiation
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Stage Ia-surgery
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Stage IV-chemotherapy and palliative
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Stage IIIb-combination of chemotherapy and radiation
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Detailed explanation-1: -The standard treatment for Stage 3B lung cancer is a combination of chemotherapy and radiation therapy (chemoradiation) followed by immunotherapy. The average survival time for those receiving stage 3B cancer treatment is around one year.
Detailed explanation-2: -Treatment options may include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy alone or in combination. Chemotherapy and radiation may be administered concurrently or sequentially and surgery can be performed before or after.
Detailed explanation-3: -People with non-small cell lung cancer can be treated with surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, or a combination of these treatments. People with small cell lung cancer are usually treated with radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
Detailed explanation-4: -In stage IIIB, the tumor is 5 centimeters or smaller and cancer has spread to lymph nodes above the collarbone on the same side of the chest as the primary tumor or to any lymph nodes on the opposite side of the chest as the primary tumor.