Staging of Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
What every physician needs to know: Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) require accurate cancer staging to guide stage-appropriate treatment decision-making and to provide valuable prognostic information to patients. Staging for NSCLC is determined by the TNM classification system (tumor, lymph nodes, metastases). The new 8th edition of the TNM classification for lung cancer…