Lung cancer
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| Lung cancer | |
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| Term | Lung cancer |
| Short definition | lung cancer (lunge KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in the tissues of the lungs, usually the cells that line the airways. The two main types are small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
lung cancer - (pronounced) (lunge KAN-ser) Cancer that forms in the tissues of the lungs, usually the cells that line the airways. The two main types are small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. These types are diagnosed based on how the cells look under a microscope
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Lung cancer
- Wikipedia's article - Lung cancer
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