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Tumor treated before surgery or straight to surgery? What is this ?

 
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korusgirl
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 08, 2005 10:31 am    Post subject: Tumor treated before surgery or straight to surgery? Reply with quote
Hello everyone,

I saw a chest surgeon this week who recommended a wedge biopsy, then testing while on the OR table, and then if cancerous, removal of the lobe.
I have been reading on the forums that some people have their tumors treated with chemoradiation before surgery.
Could you guys give me info as to the reasons why it would be treated before. Obviously if it is large, I understand they would try to shrink it.
But, I've also read of people who had nodules 2cm or so, and they had treatment before surgery.
My nodule is 2cm.
So I'm a little confused about the reasons.
Thank you,
Joyce Upstate NY
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Max
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 2:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Tumor treated before surgery or straight to surgery? Reply with quote
Congratulations. Chemo and radiation are tools doctors use to shrink tumors before surgery. Surgery before chemo and radiation is normally only preformed when the tumor is small enough that the patient will benefit from the removal ASAP. In other words, you?re lucky, they seem to have detected your cancer in a very early stage and that means your chances for the surgery to be ?curative? are high.

Many times they will give chemo and/or radiation after surgery.

I?ll pray your surgery goes well.

Max
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korusgirl
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 09, 2005 3:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Tumor treated before surgery or straight to surgery? Reply with quote
thank you max, i really appreciate your answering me. Hope you are doing well.
I am scheduled for another cat of lungs and a pet scan of bones then see doc again on 6/20 and i assume surgery will be scheduled.
Be well guy think yummy thoughts!
Joyce in Upstate NY
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leo
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 10:38 am    Post subject: Re: Tumor treated before surgery or straight to surgery? Reply with quote
Hello

Neo-adjuvant (before surgery) chemotherapy and/or radiation is used when the tumor is very large and/or is compressing vital structures such as major arteries/veins. So they aim to shrink the tumor to make the surgical procedure easier.

best regards,
Leo
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