Staging Lung Cancer

When the diagnosis of a lung cancer is established, then the next step is staging the disease. The staging of cancer helps to determine the size, extent of spread and involvement of lymph nodes to establish and determine the course of disease and the strategy to perform and design the treatment regimen for the patient.
Lung cancer is known to spread to the brain or bones, and thus with the help of staging the doctors can determine as to how far the tumor has spread. So therefore some of the tests that are used to determine whether the cancer has spread include:

• CAT (CT) scan.
• MRI.
• Bone scan.
• Mediastinoscopy/Mediastinotomy.

LUNG CANCER

• Introduction
• Types of Lung Cancer
• Symptoms of Lung Cancer
• Who's at risk of Lung Cancer?
• Lung Cancer Diagnosis
• Staging Lung Cancer
• Small Cell Lung Cancer
• Alternative Lung Cancer Treatment
• Chemotherapy
• Early Detection Symptoms
• Recognition Of Early Symptoms
• Early Symptoms and Diagnosis
• Endstage Lung Cancer
• Lung Cancer Prognosis
• Stage 4 Lung Cancer
• Non Small Lung Cancer
• Treatment for Lung Cancer
• Lung Cancer Medications
• Side Effects of Lung Cancer Treatments
• Lung Cancer Care
• Questions to ask the doctor
• Adenocarcinoma Lung Cancer
• Lung Cancer Research
• Mesothelioma Asbestos Lung Cancer
• Metastatic Lung Cancer
• Oat Cell Lung Cancer
• Lung Cancer - A Deadly Result Due To Smoking
• Smoking and Lung Cancer
• Squamous Cell Lung Cancer