Occult Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Treatment of occult non-small cell lung cancer depends on where the cancer has spread. It can usually be cured by surgery.
Stage 0 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Treatment of stage 0 non-small cell lung cancer may include the following:
- Surgery (wedge resection or segmental resection).
- Photodynamic therapy using an endoscope.
- Electrocautery, cryosurgery or laser surgery using an endoscope
Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Treatment of stage I non-small cell lung cancer may include the following:
- Surgery (wedge resection, segmental resection, or lobectomy).
- External radiation therapy (for patients who cannot have surgery or choose not to have surgery).
- Surgery followed by chemotherapy.
- A clinical trial of photodynamic therapy using an endoscope.
- A clinical trial of surgery followed by chemoprevention.
This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.
Stage II Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Treatment of stage II non-small cell lung cancer may include the following:
- Surgery (wedge resection, segmental resection, lobectomy, or pneumonectomy).
- External radiation therapy (for patients who cannot have surgery or choose not to have surgery).
- Surgery followed by chemotherapy, with or without other treatments.
- A clinical trial of external radiation therapy following surgery.
This summary section refers to specific treatments under study in clinical trials, but it may not mention every new treatment being studied. Information about ongoing clinical trials is available from the NCI Web site.