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Treatment for pulmonary stage four lung cancer?
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Chemo/radiation: Chemotherapy mostly, +/- radiation if the tumor is bulky and causing any local problems or a lot of pain. Prognosis is not good. Depending on the age, comorbidities and overall condition, palliative care is also a good option.
Answered 10/10/2012
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Chemotherapy: It is the mainstay of therapy for stage iv sometimes radiation is added for certain areas of the body. Now there are also pills for certain patients with specific mutations in the tumor.
Answered 5/3/2013
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