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lunatika

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on: Jul 16, 2018
What treatment is the best initial modality for patients with nonsmall-cell lung cancer because it offers the best prospect of long-term survival?
 
  a. Chemotherapy
  b. Surgical resection
  c. Radiation therapy
  d. Endobronchial laser therapy

Question 2

What is the treatment of choice for limited-stage small-cell lung cancer?
 
  a. Surgical resection
  b. Chemoradiotherapy
  c. Radiation therapy only
  d. Chemotherapy only


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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
Surgical resection offers the best chance of cure for early-stage nonsmall-cell lung cancer (stages I and II).

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
In limited-stage disease, combination chemotherapy with concurrent hyperfractionated radio-therapy is recommended.


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