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There are different stages of treatments for Lung Cancer

First there is the **__Prognosis__** stage.
However, sadly, prognosis for lung cancer is not an easy thing to do. Why? Symptoms, a big part of prognosis, are clear when the tumors in the lungs are large, therefore, by the time symptoms are shown, it is too late to be called prognosis, and even too late for most treatments. If you smoke, you better start having regular body checks: it might be a chance of survival for you.

However, the **__Diagnosis__** stage is still there.
X-ray of the chest. X-rays are used to take pictures of organs and bones of the chest. X-rays pass through the patient onto film. [] Bronchoscopy. A bronchoscope is inserted through the mouth, trachea, and major bronchi into the lung, to look for abnormal areas. A bronchoscope is a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing. It may also have a cutting tool. Tissue samples may be taken to be checked under a microscope for signs of disease. [] PET (positron emission tomography) scan. The patient lies on a table that slides through the PET machine. The head rest and white strap help the patient lie still. A small amount of radioactive glucose (sugar) is injected into the patient's vein, and a scanner makes a picture of where the glucose is being used in the body. Cancer cells show up brighter in the picture because they take up more glucose than normal cells do. [] Last but not least, there are the TREATMENTS for Lung Cancer. Treatment is majorly dependent on the form of disease, location, stage, patient's age, health, and medical information/history. Without anyone of those, the treatment would instantly be a risk of life.
 * **Chest X-Ray**
 * **__ Physical exam of the body__**/body checks
 * __**CT scan (CAT scan)**__ - Tomography (observation of tissues)
 * **__Bronchography__**
 * **__PET scan__**
 * **__Cytologic examination of sputum__** (microscopes examining for cancer cells in the sputum)
 * **__Fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy of lung__** (a sample of the "abnormal" fluid found by the CT scan is taken out with the needle and is tested for any diseases)

Let's first talk about the **__preferred__** ways of treatment. However, even though surgery is the most preferred way of treatment, it cannot operate at the time of diagnosis, because it is too late. The tumor by that time will have been too large, and surgery would have been too dangerous to operate. There still isn't a cure for lung cancer yet, so PEOPLE STOP SMOKING!
 * Surgery
 * Radiation
 * Chemotherapy

Now, do you understand the consequences of smoking? How much risk you are taking?
Quiz Question: what are the preferred ways of treating Lung Cancer? Are they a cure?