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    • Understanding Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
    • Understanding Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
      • Animation - Understanding Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
      • Slide Show - Understanding Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
      • What is non-small cell lung cancer?
      • What are the risk factors for NSCLC?
      • What are the symptoms of NSCLC?
      • What are my options for treatment and management of NSCLC?
    • Understanding Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)
    • Understanding Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)
      • Animation - Understanding Small Cell Lung Cancer
      • Slide Show - Understanding Small Cell Lung Cancer
      • What is small cell lung cancer (SCLC)?
      • What are the risk factors for SCLC?
      • What are the symptoms of SCLC?
      • What are my options for treatment and management of SCLC?
    • Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer
    • Diagnosis and Staging of Lung Cancer
      • Animation - Diagnosis and Screening of Lung Cancer
      • Slide Show - Diagnosis and Screening of Lung Cancer
      • Animation - Staging of Lung Cancer
      • Slide Show - Staging of Lung Cancer
      • How is NSCLC diagnosed?
      • How is SCLC diagnosed?
      • What is screening for lung cancer?
      • What is staging for lung cancer and how is it determined?
      • What is stage I, II, III or IV lung cancer?
      • If someone with lung cancer has very poor lung function, what should they be aware of?
      • What does it mean if a patient has “metastatic lung cancer”?
      • What is “multi-focal lung cancer”?
      • What is “bronchoscopic ablation”?
      • What kind of healthcare team is a lung cancer patient likely to see?
      • What does pulmonary lung function mean and how is it tested?
      • What is a lung biopsy?
    • Treatment and Management of Lung Cancer
    • Treatment and Management of Lung Cancer
      • Animation - Treatment and Management of NSCLC
      • Slide Show - Treatment and Management of NSCLC
      • Animation - Treatment and Management of SCLC
      • Slide Show - Treatment and Management of SCLC
      • What kind of surgery is used for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)?
      • What factors determine the extent of lung cancer surgery?
      • Is surgery an option for small cell lung cancer?
      • What is chemotherapy? When is it needed?
      • What is radiation therapy? When is it needed?
      • What is targeted therapy? When is it needed?
      • What is immune therapy? When is it needed?
      • What is genomic testing? And why is it needed?
      • What is a clinical trial?
      • Is a “Placebo” always used in a controlled clinical trial?
      • When would a patient with lung cancer consider “Palliative Care”?
      • What should a patient think when their doctor says: “We do not want to do surgery”?
      • What is a “lobectomy”?
      • What is a lung ablation?
      • Can you have lung ablation after radiation therapy?
      • What is “percutaneous ablation”?
      • What is a “wedge surgery”?
      • What are “lung sparing techniques”?
      • What is a segmentectomy?
      • What is an EGFR mutation for lung cancer?
    • Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer
    • Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer
      • Animation - Understanding Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer
      • Slide Show - Understanding Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer
      • Animation - Immunotherapy Treatments for NSCLC
      • Slide Show - Immunotherapy Treatments for NSCLC
      • Animation - Immunotherapy Treatments for SCLC
      • Slide Show - Immunotherapy Treatments for SCLC
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This activity is supported by educational grants from
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc., Bristol-Myers Squibb Grants and Giving, Celgene Corporation, and Genentech.

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