Table of Contents - NCCN Guidelines for Patients® | Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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1.1 Parts of the lungs

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1.2 How lung cancer starts

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1.3 How lung cancer spreads

9

Part 1: Tools

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Part 2: Lung nodules 12

2.1 Am I at risk?

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2.2 Lung imaging results

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2.3 Lung cancer screening

17

Part 2: Tools

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Part 3: Testing for lung cancer 21

3.1 Biopsies of lung tissue

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3.2 Biopsies of lymph nodes

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3.3 Biopsies of pleural fluid

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Part 3: Tools

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Part 4: Lung cancer staging 27

4.1 Clinical staging tests

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4.2 TNM scores

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4.3 Stages of lung cancer

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Part 4: Tools

34

Part 5: Tests by cancer stage 35

5.1 Pulmonary function tests

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5.2 Imaging tests

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5.3 Biopsy tests

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5.4 Molecular tests

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Part 5: Tools

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Part 6: Overview of cancer treatments

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6.1 Surgery

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6.2 Radiation therapy

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6.3 Chemotherapy

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6.4 Targeted therapy

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Part 6: Tools

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Part 7: Treatment by cancer stage

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7.1 Stage I treatments

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7.2 Stage II treatments

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7.3 Stage III treatments

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7.4 Multiple primary tumors

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7.5 Stage IV treatments

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7.6 Survivorship care plan

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Part 7: Tools

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Part 8: Accepting a treatment plan

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8.1 Benefits of a treatment plan

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8.2 Parts of a treatment plan

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8.3 Your role in planning

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8.4 Getting a 2nd opinion

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Part 8: Tools

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NCCN Panel Members for Lung Cancer

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NCCN Panel Members for Lung Cancer

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