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Information describing the symptoms of primary lung cancer.
This section explains the systems used to establish the stage of lung cancer after diagnosis. Knowing the stage helps the doctors to decide on the most appropriate treatment.
This section describes the initial stages of lung cancer diagnosis including visiting your GP and possible referral to hospital.
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