One of two basic types of lung cancer. Non-small cell tumors grow slowly but are less likely to respond to chemotherapy. There are different subtypes of non-small cell lung cancer: adenocarcioma, squamous cell carcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma, larger cell carcinoma, and undifferentiated carcinoma.
Submit sites about the non-small cell type lung cancer or any of its subsets.
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Small round malignant cells that grow rapidly and spread throughout the body. Almost all cases of small cell lung cancer is caused by smoking. Also known as Oat Cell cancer.
There are three types of lung cancer: Small Cell (Oat Cell), mixed small cell/large cell carcinoma, and combined small cell carcinoma.