1) Health effect of tobacco 2) Monthly journal
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[journal] Lung Cancer is the official peer-reviewed medical journal published by Elsevier on behalf of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer. It includes original research and review articles of relevance to lung cancer. == Abstracting and indexing == The journal is abstracted and indexed in Current Contents/Clinical Me...
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Treatment and long-term outcomes depend on the type of cancer, the stage (degree of spread), and the person`s overall health, measured by performance status. Common treatments include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. NSCLC is sometimes treated with surgery, whereas SCLC usually responds better to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Overall, 16....
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disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells in the lungs. Lung cancer was first described by doctors in the mid-19th century. In the early ... [8 related articles]
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Cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. 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.
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Lung cancer is a malignant tumour of the lungs. Most commonly it is bronchogenic carcinoma (about 90%). Lung cancer is the most lethal malignant tumour worldwide, causing up to 3 million deaths.
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Contents • The lungs • Who is at risk for lung cancer? • Signs and symptoms • Diagnosis • Staging the disease • Treatment Cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small cell lung cancer and non-small...
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A cancerous growth in lung tissue. Lung cancer may be metastatic from another source (colon) or may be primary (tumour is of lung cell origin). Classification is based on the type of cell the lung cancer originates from (adenocarcinoma, alveolar cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, large cell and small cell carcinomas). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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malignant growths of the lung. Inhaled carcinogens are common causes, such as mineral dust in mines and fumes in polluted air caused by burning fuels or motor exhausts. The most obvious carcinogen, however, and the one most widely encountered, is tobacco smoke (see smoking). Since the factors causing lung cancer act slowly and ...
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A type of cancer that grows in the lung or the tissues around it. There are two main types: small cell and non-small cell. See lung cancer section.
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n] - carcinoma of the lungs
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noun carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer
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In medicine, cancer of the lung. The main risk factor is smoking, with almost nine out of ten cases attributed to it. Other risk factors include workspace exposure to carcinogenic substances such as asbestos and radiation. Warning symptoms include a persistent and otherwise unexplained cough, breathing difficulties, and pain in the chest or shoulde...
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