Lung Cancer Types WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Lung Cancer Types
The vast majority of lung cancers are carcinomas—malignancies that arise from epithelial cells. There are two main types of lung carcinoma, categorized by the size and appearance of the malignant cells seen by a histopathologist under a microscope: non-small cell (80.4%) and small-cell (16.8%) lung carcinoma. This classification, based on histological criteria, has important implications for clinical management and prognosis of the disease. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Small cell lung carcinoma is also known as "oat cell carcinoma."1
- Non-small cell lung cancer is the most common lung cancer, approximately 85 to 90 percent of patients with lung cancer.2
- Chemotherapy is often combined with radiation therapy for cancer treatment.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Wikipedia: Classification
- ↑ UpToDate: Types Of Lung Cancer
- ↑ Wikipedia: Radiotherapy
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