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Lung Cancer
Frequently Asked Questions
23. What new procedures have been developed
to treat lung cancer?
Researchers continue to look at new ways to combine, schedule, and
sequence the use of chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation to treat
lung cancer. For instance, in one large study, patients with
non-small cell lung cancer that had spread to nearby tissues or
lymph nodes took radiation and chemotherapy at the same time
instead of sequentially. Their five-year survival rates rose from
about 6 percent to 16 percent. (Answer continues on next
page.)
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