lung cancer stage 3 contains various types of symptoms and treatment methodologies which help to cure cancer. This slide contains information about lung cancer stage 3 symptoms and treatments.

1. Lung cancer Stage 3 Symptoms and
Treatment Methodologies
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2. Lung cancer
• Lung cancer can be caused majorly due to smoking and it
contains different stages.
• Staging lung
cancer(http://lungcancersymptomsx.com/category/stages-of-
lung-cancer) is based on whether the cancer is local or has
spread from the lungs to the lymph nodes or other organs.
• Because the lungs are large, tumors can grow in them for a
long time before they are found.

3. Stage 3
• In stage three the cancer will be found on the lung and in the
lymph node in the middle of the chest ,also described as
locally advanced disease.
• Stage 3 has two subtypes,
If the cancer has spread only to lymph nodes on the same side
of the chest where the cancer started, and it is called stage 3
A.
• If the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes on the opposite
side of the chest, or above the collar bone, it is called stage 3
B.

5. Stage 3A
• Stage 3A lung cancer is considered locally advanced .
• This means the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes on the
same side of the chest as the primary lung tumor, but not to
distant areas in the body.
• The main bronchus, lung lining, chest wall lining, chest wall,
diaphragm, or membrane around the heart may be involved.
• There be metastasis to the heart blood vessels, the trachea,
the esophagus, the nerve governing the voice box, the chest
bone or backbone, or the carina, which is the area where the
trachea joins the bronchi.

7. Stage 3B
• Stage 3B lung cancer is more advanced.
• The disease has spread to lymph nodes above the collarbone
or to the nodes on the opposite side of the chest from the site
of the primary lung tumor.
• Like stage 3A, stage 3B cancer may have spread to other chest
structures. Part or all of the lung may become inflamed or
collapse.

9. Symptoms
• Early stage lung cancer may produce no visible symptoms.
• There may be noticeable
symptoms(http://lungcancersymptomsx.com/stage-3-lung-
cancer-symptoms.html), such as a new, persistent, lingering
cough, or a change in a smoker’s cough .
• Trouble breathing, being winded or short of breath
• pain in chest area

10. • wheezing sound when breathing
• voice changes (more hoarse)
• unexplained drop in weight
• bone pain (may be in the back and may feel worse at night)
• headache

11. Treatments
• Stage 3 lung cancer options include surgery to remove as
much of the tumor as possible, followed by chemotherapy
and radiation.
• Surgery alone is not indicated for stage 3B. Your doctor may
recommend the chemotherapy or radiation if the lung tumor
cannot be operated on.
• Treatment with radiation and chemotherapy, either at the
same time or sequentially, is associated with improved stage
3B survival rates compared with radiation-only treatment.

13. Treatable or not?
• Stage 3 lung cancer is treatable. Everyone is different, and there is
no precise way to predict how any individual will respond to
treatment.
• Age and overall health are important factors in to how well people
respond to lung cancer treatment.
• Lung cancer clinical trials may offer an opportunity to participate in
an investigation of a new treatment.
• These new treatments
(http://lungcancersymptomsx.com/category/lung-cancer-
treatment) may not offer a cure, but they have the potential to ease
symptoms and extend life.

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