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Radiation May Help In Certain Cases of Stage Four Lung Cancer

Dr. Billy Loo Stanford Medicine

Radiation can be used to treat stage four lung cancer in two different situations. It has been used as part of palliative treatment to shrink tumors, which ideally will help alleviate some of the cancer symptoms such as trouble swallowing, coughing and pain. Dr. Billy Loo of Stanford Medicine says radiation also can be used in “special cases where the spread…to other parts of the body may be very limited. ” Loo says that in these cases intense radiation can be used in an attempt to cure the cancer completely.

 

 

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Dr. Billy Loo is a physician-scientist, radiation oncologist and bioengineer who leads the Thoracic Radiation Oncology Program at Stanford. He is also an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology. Read More

Dr. Billy Loo Stanford Medicine
Radiation can be used to treat stage four lung cancer in two different situations. It has been used as part of palliative treatment to shrink tumors, which ideally will help alleviate some of the canc...
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Radiation can be used to treat stage four lung cancer in two different situations. It has been used as part of palliative treatment to shrink tumors, which ideally will help alleviate some of the cancer symptoms such as trouble swallowing, coughing and pain. Dr. Billy Loo of Stanford Medicine says radiation also can be used in “special cases where the spread…to other parts of the body may be very limited. ” Loo says that in these cases intense radiation can be used in an attempt to cure the cancer completely.

 

 

Learn more about SurvivorNet's rigorous medical review process.

Dr. Billy Loo is a physician-scientist, radiation oncologist and bioengineer who leads the Thoracic Radiation Oncology Program at Stanford. He is also an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology. Read More

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