What is Lung Cancer Staging?
Article by Corbin
The first thing that your doctor should do if you are diagnosed with lung cancer is lung cancer staging. Lung cancer staging is a method of evaluation on determining the stage of cancer and the original position of a tumor. Through this process physicians will determine which treatment should be done to a patient. It will also show the chances or the survival rate of a person who has this illness.
Lung cancer staging is done based on pathology report from the tissue that has taken during bronchoscopy, biopsy, blood test, and imaging tests.
Bronchoscopy is a process of seeing the inside of the airways or the lungs. An instrument called bronchoscope is inserted usually through the nose or the mouth in order to examine the airways for abnormalities such as inflammation or tumors. Bronchoscopes are usually rigid metal tubes which has lightning device with real time video equipment.
Another test on lung cancer staging is biopsy. Biopsy is a test that involves removal of cells or tissues for examination. The removed tissue from the subject will be then examined by the pathologist.