Inoperable Lung Cancer and Surgery for Lung Cancer

Someone forward you this email? No sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here. Follow Us     Inoperable Lung Cancer and Surgery for Lung Cancer  Understanding why surgery may or not be recommended for lung cancer can be very confusing.  When can surgery help?  Can surgery be used for small cell lung cancer?  Why types of surgery are done?  And, what does it mean, how is it decided, and what options are available if your doctor tells you that your cancer is inoperable? Best wishes until next week, Dr. Lynne Lynne Eldridge MD Lung Cancer Expert Surgery for Lung Cancer  Is surgery for lung cancer right for you?  What happens before and after surgery and what questions should you ask your doctor?  Read more READ NOW » Share   What Does it Mean if Lung Cancer is Inoperable?  What are some of the reasons that surgery may not be recommended for lung cancer?  What treatment options are available for inoperable lung cancer?  Read more READ NOW » Share   Types of Lung Cancer Surgery  For people with small lung cancers, a wedge resection may be the treatment of choice.  For others, a lobectomy or pneumonectomy may be recommended.  How can you best prepare for surgery?  How can your doctor predict what your breathing will be like after surgery?  And, can pulmonary rehabilitation make a difference for people who will have or have had lung cancer surgery?  Read more READ NOW » Share   Can Surgery Be Done for Small Cell Lung Cancer?  Though surgery is performed less often for small cell lung cancer then for non-small cell lung cancer, there are some people with small cell lung cancer that may benefit from surgery.  Read more READ NOW » Share   MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • First Steps When You are Newly Diagnosed • Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer • What Should You Know About Molecular Profiling for Lung Cancer? • Coping With Anticipatory Grief • Finding Clinical Trials for Lung Cancer Treatment • How to Stay Positive When You Are Living With Cancer Advertisement About Health | Follow Us:     You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Lung Cancer newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved - Privacy Policy