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Page 1: Lung cancer stage 3 symptoms and treatment methodologies

Lung cancer Stage 3 Symptoms and Treatment Methodologies

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Lung cancer

• Lung cancer can be caused majorly due to smoking and it contains different stages.

• Staging lung cancer(http://lungcancersymptomsx.com/category/stages-of-lung-cancer) is based on whether the cancer is local or has spread from the lungs to the lymph nodes or other organs.

• Because the lungs are large, tumors can grow in them for a long time before they are found.

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Stage 3

• In stage three the cancer will be found on the lung and in the lymph node in the middle of the chest ,also described as locally advanced disease.

• Stage 3 has two subtypes, If the cancer has spread only to lymph nodes on the same side

of the chest where the cancer started, and it is called stage 3 A.

• If the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes on the opposite side of the chest, or above the collar bone, it is called stage 3 B.

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Page 5: Lung cancer stage 3 symptoms and treatment methodologies

Stage 3A

• Stage 3A lung cancer is considered locally advanced .

• This means the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes on the same side of the chest as the primary lung tumor, but not to distant areas in the body.

• The main bronchus, lung lining, chest wall lining, chest wall, diaphragm, or membrane around the heart may be involved.

• There be metastasis to the heart blood vessels, the trachea, the esophagus, the nerve governing the voice box, the chest bone or backbone, or the carina, which is the area where the trachea joins the bronchi.

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Page 7: Lung cancer stage 3 symptoms and treatment methodologies

Stage 3B

• Stage 3B lung cancer is more advanced.

• The disease has spread to lymph nodes above the collarbone or to the nodes on the opposite side of the chest from the site of the primary lung tumor.

• Like stage 3A, stage 3B cancer may have spread to other chest structures. Part or all of the lung may become inflamed or collapse.

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Symptoms

• Early stage lung cancer may produce no visible symptoms.

• There may be noticeable symptoms(http://lungcancersymptomsx.com/stage-3-lung-cancer-symptoms.html), such as a new, persistent, lingering cough, or a change in a smoker’s cough .

• Trouble breathing, being winded or short of breath

• pain in chest area

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• wheezing sound when breathing

• voice changes (more hoarse)

• unexplained drop in weight

• bone pain (may be in the back and may feel worse at night)

• headache

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Treatments

• Stage 3 lung cancer options include surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible, followed by chemotherapy and radiation.

• Surgery alone is not indicated for stage 3B. Your doctor may recommend the chemotherapy or radiation if the lung tumor cannot be operated on.

• Treatment with radiation and chemotherapy, either at the same time or sequentially, is associated with improved stage 3B survival rates compared with radiation-only treatment.

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Treatable or not?

• Stage 3 lung cancer is treatable. Everyone is different, and there is no precise way to predict how any individual will respond to treatment.

• Age and overall health are important factors in to how well people respond to lung cancer treatment.

• Lung cancer clinical trials may offer an opportunity to participate in an investigation of a new treatment.

• These new treatments (http://lungcancersymptomsx.com/category/lung-cancer-treatment) may not offer a cure, but they have the potential to ease symptoms and extend life.

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