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NSCLC Different Stages..What are they and what do they mean? What is this ?

 
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PostPosted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:47 pm    Post subject: NSCLC Different Stages..What are they and what do they mean? Reply with quote
What are the different stages and What is the differences in stages?

In a nut shell what do they all mean?
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PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2008 9:03 am    Post subject: Re: NSCLC Different Stages..What are they and what do they mean? Reply with quote
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There is no nutshell when it comes to lung cancer, but here is a link to the American Cancer Society that describes the staging and survival rates:

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_3x_How_Is_Non-Small_Cell_Lung_Cancer_Staged.asp?sitearea=
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PostPosted: Fri May 30, 2008 3:02 pm    Post subject: Re: NSCLC Different Stages..What are they and what do they mean? Reply with quote
Here is a link to the National Cancer Institutes's Lung Cancer grading page:

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/non-small-cell-lung/Patient/page2

Look at both and you will know more about grading than you might want to know.
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