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2. Lung cancer - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

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   Lung cancer screening is generally offered to people 50 and older who smoked heavily for many years. Screening also is offered to people who have quit smoking in the past 15 years. ... The results can help determine the likely outcome of your cancer, called the prognosis, and guide your treatment.

3. Cancer survival rate: A tool to understand your prognosis - Mayo...

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   For instance, 61% of people diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer live for at least five years after diagnosis. The five-year survival rate for people diagnosed with late-stage lung cancer that has spread to other areas of the body is 7%. Overall survival rates don't specify whether cancer survivors are still undergoing treatment at five years.

4. Lung cancer - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Lung cancer may spread to the brain and the bones. Cancer that spreads can cause pain, nausea, headaches or other symptoms depending on what organ is affected. Once lung cancer has spread beyond the lungs, it's generally not curable. Treatments are available to decrease symptoms and to help you live longer.

5. Lung cancer surgery: Types, recovery and survivorship

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   Wedge resection to remove a small lung section containing the tumor and a margin of healthy tissue. Segmental resection to remove a larger portion of lung, but not an entire lobe. Lobectomy to remove the entire lobe of one lung. Pneumonectomy to remove an entire lung. Dr. Blackmon says open lung cancer surgery, which requires an incision ...

6. Mesothelioma - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

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   Diagnosis. If you have signs and symptoms that might indicate mesothelioma, your doctor will conduct a physical exam to check for any lumps or other unusual signs. Your doctor may order imaging scans, such as a chest X-ray and a computerized tomography (CT) scan of your chest or abdomen, to look for abnormalities.

7. Mesothelioma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

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   Pleural mesothelioma, which affects the tissue that surrounds the lungs, causes signs and symptoms that may include: Chest pain. Painful coughing. Shortness of breath. Unusual lumps of tissue under the skin on your chest. Unexplained weight loss. Peritoneal mesothelioma, which occurs in tissue in the abdomen, causes signs and symptoms that may ...