• Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute NSCLC is any type of epithelial lung cancer other than small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The most common types of NSCLC are squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma, but there are several other types that occur less frequently, and all types can occur in unusual histological variants. Although...
  • Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute Non-small cell lung cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the tissues of the lung. The lungs are a pair of cone-shaped breathing organs in the chest. The lungs bring oxygen into the body as you breathe in. They release carbon dioxide, a waste product of the body's cells, as you breathe out. Each lung has...
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute SCLC accounts for approximately 15% of bronchogenic carcinomas. At the time of diagnosis, approximately 30% of patients with SCLC have tumors confined to the hemithorax of origin, mediastinum, or supraclavicular lymph nodes. These patients have limited-stage disease (LD).[ 1] Patients with tumors that have spread beyond...
  • Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment (PDQ®): Treatment - Patient Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute Small cell lung cancer is a type of fast-growing cancer that forms in the tissues of the lung. The lungs are a pair of cone-shaped breathing organs in the chest. The lungs bring oxygen into the body as you breathe in. They release carbon dioxide, a waste product of the body's cells, as you breathe out. Each lung...
  • Lung Cancer Screening (PDQ®): Screening - Patient Information [NCI] National Cancer Institute Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time symptoms appear, cancer may have begun to spread. Scientists are trying to better understand which people are more likely to...
  • Lung Surgery: Before Your Surgery Learn how lung surgery is done and what you can do to prepare.
  • Lung Surgery: Returning Home Learn how you'll feel after lung surgery and how to take care of yourself at home.
  • Lung Biopsy Medical Test A lung biopsy removes a small piece of lung tissue that can be looked at under a microscope. The biopsy can be done in several ways. The method used depends on where the sample will be taken from and your overall health. Methods are: Bronchoscopic...
  • Cancer Learning Center Provides links to info on cancer. Topics covered include breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and cancer pain. Links to info that can help you make a decision on diagnostic or screening tests. Includes info on treatment choices.
  • Tumor Markers A tumor marker is a substance released by cancer cells or by normal cells when cancer is in the body. Tumor markers can be hormones, proteins, enzymes, or other substances. Some conditions that are benign (not cancer) also release tumor markers.

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