In most cases, metastatic cancer to the lung is a sign that the cancer has spread into the bloodstream. Usually cancer will be present even in places not seen by CT scans. In these circumstances, removing the visible tumors by surgery usually is not much, so usually opt for chemotherapy.
Sometimes when the primary tumor has been removed and the cancer has spread to only limited areas of the lung, lung tumors can be removed with surgery. However, the primary tumor should be curable lung tumors must be completely removed and the patient should be strong enough to undergo surgery and recovery.
Other less common treatments include:
* Radiotherapy
* Placement of stents within the airways
* Laser therapy
There are other experimental treatments, one of which local heat sensors used to destroy the area. Another infuse chemotherapy directly into the artery that supplies blood to the part of the lung containing the tumor.
Tags: areas of the lung, CT scans, Laser therapy, Lung cancer treatments, metastatic cancer to the lung, radiotherapy,