Lung Cancer – Introduction

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Most patients with early stage lung cancer are completely asymptomatic and won’t even know they have cancer. Once the patient starts developing symptoms such as worsening cough, hemoptysis, chest pain, or bone pain, the cancer has already developed into a later stage and will be much harder to treat. Fortunately, within the last decade, there has been progress in lung cancer screening protocols to detect cancer at earlier stages, when it is more treatable.

There has also been an increase in understanding about the genomics of lung cancer, leading to development of more targeted therapies to fight cancer based on the cancer’s genetic makeup.