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stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (... KAN-ser)

 Cancer that may have spread to lymph nodes and has spread to another lobe of the lungs or to other parts of the body, such as the brain, liver, adrenal glands, kidneys, or bone.

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Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer; drawing shows parts of the body where cancer may spread from the lung where it started, including another lobe of the same lung, the other lung, the brain, lymph nodes, adrenal gland, liver, kidney, and bone; inset shows close-up of cancer spreading through the blood and lymph to other parts of the body.

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