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Lung cancer general treatment Q&As

5 items found in this section.

1. What is the best treatment for lung cancer?

last reviewed: 04.10.2006

2. My father has had an operation to take away a lung cancer. The doctors says he has now developed a bronchopleural fistula. What is this?

last reviewed: 01.07.2004

3. My father has a lung cancer. I have heard there is a 'freezing' treatment, called cryotherapy, for this. Could it help him?

last reviewed: 01.07.2004

4. My mother has been having treatment for lung cancer. Her doctors say she is going into remission. What does this mean? Has she been cured?

last reviewed: 01.06.2006

5. My father has a lung cancer. He has recently lost his voice. Is there anything that can be done about this?

last reviewed: 01.07.2004

All Q&As are selected from some of the thousands asked by people contacting Cancerbackup every year. They are answered by specialists and reviewed and updated regularly.


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