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Expert-reviewed information summary about tests used to detect or screen for lung cancer.
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Expert-reviewed information summary about factors that may influence the risk of developing lung cancer and about research aimed at the prevention of this disease.
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of small cell lung cancer.
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.
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Expert-reviewed information summary about hypercalcemia (high blood calcium levels) as a complication of cancer. Approaches to the treatment of hypercalcemia are discussed.
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Expert-reviewed information summary about research and guidelines focused on the prevention and cessation of cigarette smoking.
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This patient summary on superior vena cava syndrome is adapted from a summary written for health professionals by cancer experts. This and other credible information about cancer treatment, screening, prevention, supportive care, and ongoing clinical trials is available from the National Cancer Institute. Superior vena cava syndrome is a collection of symptoms that can occur in patients who have lung cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma or other cancers. It also can occur from noncancer causes. Although serious when it occurs in adults, this syndrome is life threatening in children. This brief summary describes superior vena cava syndrome and its treatment.
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