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Macmillan and Cancerbackup merged in 2008. Together we provide free, high quality information for people affected by cancer through our publications, website and phone service. Find out more| .
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Surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy may be used separately or together to treat people with lung cancer. This section discusses separately the treatments for small cell lung cancer| and non-small cell lung cancer|. This is because they can be quite different.
Your doctors will plan your treatment by taking into account a number of things, including:
If you have any questions about your treatment, don’t be afraid to ask your doctor or the nurse looking after you. It often helps to make a list of questions, and to take a friend or relative with you.
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