Doctors stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) according to how far ... it has spread as one tumor outside of the chest cavity to a distant lymph node or an organ, such as the brain or liver ...

Stage 4 lung cancer means the cancer has spread to other ... including growing into nearby tissue and passing through lymph node or blood vessel walls. Lung cancer is most commonly caused by ...

Emerging data suggest that SBRT may be comparable with surgery for definitive treatment of stage I NSCLC in certain patients. When is one approach preferred and in whom?

Stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most advanced form of the condition and can be challenging to treat. Treatments include chemotherapy, surgery, immunotherapy, and radiotherapy.

New research delves into the DNA details and chromatin structures that may predict prognosis in early-stage lung ...

Getting a diagnosis of lung cancer ... lungs. Lymph node biopsy is the removal of part or all of the lymph nodes during surgery. The lymph nodes will be examined to determine if cancer has spread ...

The following is a summary of "Mediastinal staging lymph node probability map in non-small cell lung cancer,” published in the March 2025 issue of Respiratory Research by Bordas-Martinez et al.

Annual lung cancer screening, or LCS, detects cancer at a higher rate and at earlier stages, findings suggest.According to Roger Y. Kim, MD, MSCE, DAABIP, ATSF, an assistant professor of medicine at ...

Lung cancer arises in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small-cell lung cancer and non-small-cell lung cancer, according to the shape of cells ...