About This Booklet
This National Cancer Institute (NCI) booklet [NIH Publication No. 07-1553] is about cancer that begins in the lung. In 2012, more than 226,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer.
This booklet tells about diagnosis, staging, treatment, and comfort care. Learning about the medical care for people with lung cancer can help you take an active part in making choices about your own care.
This booklet has lists of questions that you may want to ask your doctor. Many people find it helpful to take a list of questions to a doctor visit. To help remember what your doctor says, you can take notes or ask whether you may use a tape recorder. You may also want to have a family member or friend with you when you talk with the doctor -- to take part in the discussion, to take notes, or just to listen.
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