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Post a new topicby contentuser on Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:59 am

Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Lung Cancer(Free Handout)


Types of Lung Cancer



There are several different types of lung cancer. Common types of lung cancer classification (e.g., based on histopathologic [diseased tissue] factors) include the following:

Small cell carcinoma (also called oat cell carcinoma; lung cancer composed of anaplastic [unspecialized, undifferentiated] small cells)
Squamous cell carcinoma (cancer of the layered, squamous epithelium [surface cells] of ...Read the full article
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