The treatment of lung cancer depends on various factors, but one main factor is the type of lung cancer. Lung cancers can be divided into two basic types. One type is called a Small Cell Lung Cancer and the other type is called a Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Small Cell lung cancer is the more aggressive type. It is so aggressive that usually when it is first discovered, surgery is not even an option. The thinking is that it will have already spread by the time it is found and, as such, surgery is not an option. The second type of lung cancer is the Non-Small Cell lung cancer. Non-Small Cell lung cancer is less aggressive than Small Cell. With Non-Small Cell lung cancer, if one finds it early enough, surgery IS a possibility and, if found early enough, a real cure is possible with Non-Small Cell lung cancers.