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What can i do if my mom has been diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer?

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

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Depends: Small, peripheral in the lung no lymphadenopathy cell type- differentiation ? Squamous cell depends on these regarding outlook hopefully can be removed totally with good chance! do not smoke!, !

Dr Chmielewski agreed

Answered 4/17/2013

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