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Living with lung cancer? are most people terminal by the time they are diagnosed?

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Dr. Carlo Contreras answered

Specializes in Surgical Oncology

Can be cured: If caught early, lung cancer can be effectively treated and patients can enjoy many additional cancer-free years.

Answered 7/11/2012

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Sometimes: Many patients are diagnosed at advanced stage, which is rarely associated with cure. Early stage lung cancer is frequently cured with surgery. Hopefully, as screening becomes part of normal practice for smokers we will find more early lung cancers.

Answered 3/22/2018

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