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nanaof7
nanaof7 Member Posts: 127
June 2009 edited March 2014 in Lung Cancer #1
I am confused about the staging after surgery I was stage 2 before surgery now I am a stage 1 why is that.
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  • stayingcalm
    stayingcalm Member Posts: 650 Member
    June 2009 #2
    That's a good thing, not a bad!
    I'm pretty sure it's because the doctors removed the majority of the cancer along with your lobe :)
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