Surgery Alone May Thwart Stage 1 Lung Cancer
February 19th, 2010
Surgery alone offers a reasonable overall level of survival for patients with stage 1 small cell lung cancer, a new study suggests.
Traditional treatment regimens for limited stage SCLS include chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
In this study, researchers analyzed U.S. National Cancer Institute data on the outcomes of 247 patients with stage 1 SCLC who had surgery to remove a lung (lobectomy).