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…showed last 75 words of 264 total…cure patients whose cancer has not spread. If cancer appears confined to the lung and the patient is healthy, surgeons usually remove all or part of the lung. During the surgery, doctors also remove lymph nodes and test them for cancer cells. Few patients whose cancer has spread can be cured. Treatment of these patients need to extend life and reduce pain. Doctors may prescribe drug treatments to try to shrink tumors and relieve symptoms.