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Discovery :
Lung Cancer - Signs, symptoms and delay in diagnosis
People's ideas about the causes of lung cancer
Lung Cancer - Investigations
How it affects you
How it affects family and friends
Finding Information on lung cancer
Telling the children and grandchildren

Treatment choices, side effects and medical care :
Lung Cancer - Surgery
Lung Cancer - Radiotherapy
Lung Cancer - Chemotherapy
Diathermy resection (electrocautery)
Cryosurgery (cryotherapy) and side effects
Biological therapies for lung cancer
Pleural effusion and pleurodesis
Side effects of surgery
Side effects of radiotherapy
Side effects of chemotherapy
The decision not to have any treatment
Complementary therapies and other approaches
Talking to doctors and the care you received
Nursing care

Living with it :
Feelings of stigma, shame and guilt
Breathlessness and how to manage it
Thoughts on recurrence, death and dying
Financial help
Support
Messages to others

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Lung Cancer

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Diagnosed with small cell lung cancer October 1997, lobectomy (removal of a lobe of lung), then chemotherapy January 1998 - June 1998, followed by radiotherapy to head to prevent spread to brain.

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