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With limited stage combined small cell carcinoma, the cancer is only in one lung or in the nearby tissue. While the cancer may have spread to nearby lymph nodes or into the tissue between the lungs, the limited stage means that it has not spread to other organs in the body. Your treatment options will likely include chemotherapy and radiation. You may be eligible for surgery, depending on the size of the tumor and whether or not it has spread the your lymph nodes. You may also receive other treatment options during the course of treating your cancer.
Select the options you would like to discuss with your doctor.
Chemotherapy:
Chemotherapy uses intravenous drugs to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy can also kill healthy cells and may cause side effects, which your doctor will help you manage.
Radiation Therapy:
Radiation therapy uses powerful, high-energy X-rays to kill cancer cells and/or keep them from growing. Radiation is usually targeted to the chest area but for people with small-cell lung cancer, they might also get brain radiation to prevent the lung cancer from spreading to the brain.
Targeted Therapy:
These drugs, often given in pill form, target mutations or markers in cancer cells by interrupting their growth and how they function.
Surgery:
Surgery involves removing part of or the entire lung.
Clinical Trial:
Clinical trials are carefully monitored research studies that test how well new medical approaches work. In most lung cancer trials you will either get a new drug or the standard of care.
Help Managing Symptoms:
A team of medical professionals will help you manage your symptoms and any physical or emotional side effects, so you can maintain a good quality of life.
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