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How responsive to?chemotherapy? is small cell lung cancer?

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Dr. Liawaty Ho answered

Specializes in Hematology and Oncology

Very responsive: Small cell lung cancer in general is very responsive to chemotherapy as well as to radiation therapy. However, the problem is that the risk for recurrence is very high.

Answered 9/3/2012

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Very responsive: Although small cell is eextremely responsive, it does tend to metastasize and recur rapidly.

Answered 7/14/2012

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