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Non-small Cell Lung Cancer : Complications

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Complications List

Complications could include:

Complications Overview Articles

Lung cancer - non-small cell
Spread of disease beyond the lung Side effects of surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 14, 2008
Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
The prognosis for non-small cell lung cancer is better if the disease is found early, and removed surgically. For patients whose disease is caught in Stage I, the survival rate five years after surgery ranges from 60% to 80%.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
Patients who are having difficulty breathing because of non-small cell lung cancer are often unable to get enough oxygen and suffer from respiratory distress. These patients may begin breathing more quickly and wheezing.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer

Specific Complications Articles

Metastasis
Metastasis is the movement or spreading of cancer cells from one organ or tissue to another. Cancer cells usually spread through the bloodstream or the lymph system.Whether or not cancer cells metastasize(spread to) to other parts of the body depe...
Source:ADAM
Date:October 20, 2008
Metastasis
Metastasis can refer either to the spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body, or to the condition produced by this spread. The English word metastasis(plural, metastases) comes from a Greek word that means"a change."
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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