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Small-Cell Lung Cancer (cont.)

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Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treatment

The most effective treatment for small-cell lung cancer is chemotherapy (using medications to kill cancer cells), either alone or in combination with radiation therapy (using high-dose x-rays or other high-energy rays to kill cancer cells).

The selection of the chemotherapy drug or combination of drugs depends on the stage of the cancer (limited or extensive stage).

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Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is considered distinct from other lung cancers, called non–small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs), because of their clinical and biologic characteristics.

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