Which stage of lung cancer is the worst?!


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Which stage of lung cancer is the worst?


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Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (SCLC) is categorized as limited-stage and extensive-stage disease. Limited-stage disease is cancer confined to one hemithorax (including ipsilateral lymph nodes) that can be encompassed within one tolerable radiation therapy port, excluding the presence of pleural or pericardial effusion. Extensive-stage disease is cancer outside a single hemithorax and presence of malignant pleural or pericardial effusion. About 1⁄3 of patients with SCLC have limited-stage disease; the remainder often have extensive distant metastases.




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