DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING OF LUNG CANCER
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Screening
Although there are numerous recommendations from various organizations for screening and early detection of cancers such as breast, colorectal, and prostate, there are no such recommendations for lung cancer. Indeed, no organization recommends lung cancer screening of any sort at any time for asymptomatic patients. To date, there have been no data to support improved outcome by screening and some evidence to suggest that there is no beneficial effect.12, 15, 31 Because of the tremendous impact
Overview
Once lung cancer is diagnosed, it next becomes important to determine the extent of disease. Distant metastases are found in nearly 40% of patients with newly diagnosed lung cancer.5 The presence of local extension and invasion, as well as the presence of metastatic disease, has important treatment implications for patients with lung cancer. Careful attention, therefore, should be paid to the recommended staging processes outlined subsequently. Obviously, some, or even all, of the recommended
CONCLUSION
Lung cancer can present in a myriad of ways and the goal of prompt diagnosis and staging requires the clinician to be able to knowledgeably choose from a variety of tools available for such purpose. Review of some of these tools and general strategies with regard to staging have been provided. Many new technologies are becoming available and much evaluation remains to be done before their proper roles become well defined. Little has changed with regard to staging of SCLC in recent years. The
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