Question

A 58-year-old man is found to have a solitary pulmonary nodule on chest X-ray. CT-guided biopsy confirms non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) stage I. According to NICE guidelines, what is the recommended definitive treatment if the patient is fit for surgery?

Accepted Answer

Surgical resection (lobectomy)

Answer

Chemotherapy alone

Answer

Radiotherapy alone

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Targeted therapy (e.g., EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor)

Answer

Palliative care only

Practice question

A 58-year-old man is found to have a solitary pulmonary nodule on chest X-ray. CT-guided biopsy confirms non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) stage I. According to NICE guidelines, what is the recommended definitive treatment if the patient is fit for surgery?