Surgery
Surgery is important for the diagnosis of cancer, staging of the tumor, and for
removal of the tumor when possibe. From surgery we learn about the appearance
of the tumor and how far it has spread. The pathology (microscopic examination
of cells within tumor) indicates how aberrant the cells are and therefore how
far the cancer has advanced. In some cases, the cancer can be completely eliminated
by cutting out the tumor. In other cases, where a cure is not possible, surgical
removal of as much of the tumor as is possible can relieve pain symptoms for a
patient.
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