India, Aug. 4 -- A lung cancer diagnosis can feel like losing control in an instant. But according to a leading doctor, what follows is less about uncertainty and more about a structured clinical pathway. Those first few days are the hardest, according to Dr Manish Singhal, director, Yashoda Hospital, Ghaziabad, and an oncologist with over two decades of clinical experience. Also read | Can you get lung cancer if you don't smoke?

He said in an interview with HT Lifestyle: "A lung cancer diagnosis is one of the hardest pieces of news a person can receive. In the days that follow, patients and families often feel they have lost hold of what comes next. What actually follows is a structured process: a series of tests to confirm the diagnosi...