What is the treatment for lung cancer?

Depnds on stage: It depends on whether the disease is limited to the lung, lund and mediastinum (middle of chest), or has spread outside the chest. Will also depend on the overall health of the patient as that will guide what type of treatment will be appropriate for a given stage.

Surgery is best: Surgery is best (after prevention of course) but only 25% of patients can have surgery as the cancer has already spread 75% of the time when cancer is discovered. If surgery isn't possible then chemotherapy and radiation therapy are options depending on the specific tumor type and location and extent.

Depends on stage: In the medically fit individually, the standard of care upfron therapy for stage i -iib nsclc is surgery. For stage iiia either chemotherapy +/- radiation followed by surgery or chemoradiation alone. For stage iiia - iv, therapy is chemotherapy +/- radiation. For early stage lung cancer, surgery can often be done minimally invasively.

Yes, but...: The majority of lung cancers are incurable when found. Squamous and adenocarcinoma caught very early can be removed surgically with an under-50% chance for a cure, or can be held at bay for maybe a year or more with unpleasnat chemoterhapy; small-cell is always lethel but responds quite well for several months to unpleasant chemotherapy. Best to try to stop smoking no matter how hard. Peace.

Of Course: Treatment is stage specific for non-small cell lung cancer. There are 4 main stages of lung cancer with stage iii divided into iiia and iiib. For stage i and ii lung cancer there upfront therapy is surgery, with possible chemotherapy after surgery if lymph nodes are positive. For stage iiia either chemoradiation + surgery or high dose chemotherapy alone. Stage iv, chemo +/- radiation.