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Old 07-27-2016, 09:21 AM
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Anybody have any experience with radiation for a small lung cancer? Without getting into to much detail, a partial lobectomy was performed, followed by preventive chemotherapy. A new nodule is at the site of the last surgery staple line. Oncologists are wanting to do radiation, surgeon is wanting to remove the entire lobe and surrounding lymph system...again robotically. Last surgery was February. No spread of disease...organs and lymph system clear. Any experience you've had with this will be helpful. Thanks...
I don't know your situation but almost 6 yrs ago & now cancer free I had an upper left lobe removed by traditional surgery. I was at stage 1 so recommendations were no chemo only radiation. I thought long & hard whether I should undergo chemo but in the end I went with my Dr's recommendation & have not regretted my decision. I have no side effects & I can do anything I did prior to surgery/radiation. One side note, I am a lifelong non smoker so this is not just a smokers disease.

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