DIAGNOSIS
Before the doctor diagnoses your doctor will ask first. The questions include:
- When did you first notice the problems?
- How have you been feeling?
- Are you coughing or sneezing?
- What do you do for a living?
- Does anybody in your family have lung cancer?
They’ll also give you a physical exam. Aside from those, the doctor may require other tests, like:
- Imaging test
- Sputum cytology
- Fine-needle aspiration biopsy
- Bronchoscopy
- Endobronchial ultrasound
- Endoscopic ultrasound
- Thoracoscopy
- Mediastinoscopy
TREATMENT
The doctor treats Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer or NSCC in two different ways: they plan to eliminate cancer, or simply help a patient feel more comfortable.
Furthermore, the doctor may suggest a combination of treatments:
- Radiation. It has the capability of destroying cancer cells that have resisted surgery. It’s also effective against tumors that are resistant to surgery.
- Surgery. If your cancer is still in its early stages, your doctor will most likely prescribe surgery to remove it.
- Chemotherapy. The medicine that can kill the cancer, whether you take them as pills or have a needle inserted into a muscle.