Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment at Stage 0
- Surgery to remove a small portion of the lung where the cancer cells are found.
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment at Stage I
- Lung cancer surgery to remove a small portion of the lung or a lobe of the lung
- External radiation therapy (for patients who cannot have surgery or choose not to have surgery)
- Lung cancer chemotherapy following surgery.
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment at Stage II
Treatment of stage II non-small cell
lung cancer may include the following:
- Surgery to remove the tumor (a small portion of the lung, a lobe of the lung, or an entire lung)
- External lung cancer radiation therapy (for patients who cannot have surgery or choose not to have surgery)
- Chemotherapy with or without other treatments following surgery.
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment at Stage III
Stage III of non-small cell lung cancer is divided into two subgroups: stage IIIA and stage IIIB.
Treatment of stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer may include the following:
- Lung cancer surgery alone
- External radiation therapy alone
- Chemotherapy combined with other treatments
- Surgery and external radiation therapy.
Treatment of stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer may include the following:
- External radiation therapy alone
- Chemotherapy combined with external radiation therapy
- Chemotherapy combined with external radiation therapy, followed by surgery
- Chemotherapy alone.
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