Lung Cancer Chemotherapy

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In practice, it is usual for all three treatments to be combined but how effective each treatment and the order or combination in which it is applied will depend on the stage of the cancer. Lung Cancer Survival Stories Where surgery is indicated, a patient will be either operated on using minimally invasive surgery, traditional open surgery or palliative surgery. Minimally Invasive Surgery Minimally invasive surgery is indicated when the tumor is relatively small, located in an accessible portion of the lung and is primary in nature. Primary cancer is a tumor which originates from the location it is found in as opposed to having spread there from another part of the lung or body. In minimally invasive surgery, two small incisions (between 2 to 4 cms) are made; in the upper incision a camera is inserted which is connected to a high definition television screen and which the surgeon looks at to guide the insertion of surgical instruments using the lower incision. For this reason, minimally invasive surgery is referred to as Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery or VATS. Minimally invasive surgery provides far less possibility of complications compared to full, open surgery. Pain is substantially reduced because the ribs ...