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Getting an Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Diagnosis: What You Need to Know

Brittany DoohanMera Goodman, MD, FAAP
Written by Brittany Doohan | Reviewed by Mera Goodman, MD, FAAP
Updated on August 5, 2025
Featuring Jorge Gomez, MD, Kevin Sullivan, MDReviewed by Mera Goodman, MD, FAAP | August 5, 2025

Lung cancer is divided into three different categories: localized lung cancer, locally advanced lung cancer, and advanced or metastatic cancer. In this video, lung oncologists discuss what it means to get an advanced lung cancer diagnosis, and how certain stages are treated differently.

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Brittany Doohan
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Brittany Doohan
Brittany Doohan was the Content Director at HealthiNation and is currently the Editorial Director at Medscape. Through her work with Medscape, she won a Silver Telly Award in May 2022 for "Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic — Episode 2: A Decade Without a Diagnosis." She has worked in health journalism and video production for more than 8 years, and loves the challenge of explaining complex topics in an easy-to-understand and creative way.
Mera Goodman, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician. Prior to practicing medicine, she worked as a management consultant.

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