How to treat early stage of lung cancer

Surgery is recommended for early stage lung cancer, and if the nodule in the lung is highly suspected of malignancy and larger than 1cm. Pre-operative tests, such as CT, PET-CT, will be done to see if there is infiltration of lymph or other organs. If there is no infiltration, it can be removed directly by thoracoscopy, which is a minimally invasive procedure. If there is a small infiltration around the tumor, it can also be treated under thoracoscopy. If the pathology suggests a malignant tumor, such as adenocarcinoma or squamous carcinoma, regular follow-up is required to see if new nodules or lesions will occur. The follow-up is 0.5 years/time at the beginning, and after one year, it can be 1-2 years/time for regular follow-up. If there is invasion around the early stage lung cancer, a short course of chemotherapy with low dose will be recommended again.