Assertion: lung cancer's tumor | /r/HasProperty | large
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: for stereotactic therapy
type: PURPOSE
value: across
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: If the tumor is large, your doctor may recommend radiation therapy or chemotherapy to shrink the cancer prior to surgery.
text: The tumor is no larger than 3 centimeters (cm) across, and the part that has invaded into deeper lung tissues is no more than ½ cm across.
text: This happens when tumors are very large or are very close to the large blood vessels (pulmonary artery or vein) of the chest or the mainstem bronchi.
text: For most people with limited stage SCLC, surgery is not an option because the tumor is too large, it’s in a place that can’t be removed easily, or it has spread to nearby lymph nodes or other lobes in the same lung.
text: Stage 3A lung cancer includes tumors that are large and have spread to nearby lymph nodes, or tumors of any size that have spread to lymph nodes that are further away but still on the same side of the body as the cancer.
text: lung cancer includes tumors that are large and have spread to nearby lymph nodes, or tumors of any size that have spread to lymph nodes that are further away but still on the same side of the body as the cancer.
text: In cases where tumors are large or the cancer has spread beyond the lungs, doctors may administer medication before surgery to shrink the cancer.
text: Benign tumors can sometimes be quite large, however.
text: (Surgery typically isn’t effective for people with small cell lung cancer; the tumor is either too large or the cancer has spread to too many other places in the body for doctors to remove it during an operation.)
text: This happens when tumors are very large or are very close to the large blood vessels (pulmonary artery or vein) of the chest or the mainstem bronchi.
text: If the tumor is large, you may receive chemotherapy and radiation therapy or radiation alone before surgery to make the tumor smaller and easier to remove with surgery.
text: This approach is used when the tumor is too large for stereotactic therapy.