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My wife recently went into hospital with pneumonia.

My wife recently went into hospital with pneumonia - whilst there she suffered a pericardial effusion and cytology from the fluid showed adenocarcinoma likely lung primary.

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The best treatment for cancer is given by an oncologist, who is an expert in this field. The treatments offered are different depending on the extent and stage of the disease. The CT scan helps determine this. The CT scan needs to be carefully examined by a radiologist first, who is a doctor specialising in looking at and interpreting scans - only then can the oncologist decide what the best available treatment is.

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My wife recently went into hospital with pneumonia.

My wife recently went into hospital with pneumonia - whilst there she suffered a pericardial effusion and cytology from the fluid showed adenocarcinoma likely lung primary.

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