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What do you suggest if my mother has lung cancer, i need information.?
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Staging: Once a diagnosis is made, the next step is to see is if it has spread. This would involve additional scans. This determines what treatments would be most apprpriate To get more information, you should speak to her doctor, or check out the American Cancer Society wesite, or both.
Answered 7/27/2014
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