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Health Encyclopedia: Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Highlights

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About The Disease

Non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) include three cell types: squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. In the early stages, surgery can treat all three types.

Squamous cell carcinoma is usually found in the center of the lung. The tumor may grow to a large size. This type of NSCLC is usually caused by smoking.
Adenocarcinoma develops in the outer regions of the lung. It is the predominant lung cancer in women. This type of NSCLC is also increasi...

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Health Guide

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Introduction

Although lung cancer accounts for only 13% of all cancers, it is among the most lethal, accounting for over 28% of all cancer deaths. It is more deadly than colon, breast, and prostate... Read more »

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Diagnostic Tests

Diagnostic TestsChest X-Rays. In a small percentage of cases, a routine chest x-ray reveals the first signs of lung cancer. Usually, however, symptoms of existing lung cancer, such as coughing, chest... Read more »

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Staging Systems

Staging SystemsTests to Determine Cancer Stage. After diagnosing non-small cell lung cancer, the doctor makes treatment choices by determining the cancer's stage (how large the tumor is and how far... Read more »

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Radiation Treatments

Options by StagesOccult StageIn the occult stage (TX, N0, M0), cancer cells are found in a sample of a patient's coughed-up sputum but no cancer cells have yet been detected in the... Read more »

Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Risk Factors

In the US, the incidence of melanoma is rising more rapidly than any other cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, about 59,580 new melanomas were to be diagnosed in the United... Read more »

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