Most lung cancers are called carcinomas, which are tumors caused by the uncontrolled proliferation of epithelial cells, which are the cells that make the interior shapes and surfaces of most organs and bodies of the internal structures. After a biopsy was taken (which is part of the tissue is suspected to be cancer), launched a [...]

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Lungs are part of the body, responsible for breathing. Lung cancer is caused by abnormal cells that develop into a malignant tumor. The factors that are varied to lung cancer.
Personal and family history of a person are two aspects that can lead to lung cancer. Smoking is one of the main reasons for the growth [...]

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There are two types of lung cancer, small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Of these two types, SCLC represents approximately 20%. It is often nicknamed oat cell carcinoma due to the oat like appearance of the small cells of the lungs. SCLC develops when these little cells start to grow [...]

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About 80 percent of patients with lung cancer have non-small cell lung cancer. Depending on the type of cancer cell present, non-small cell lung cancer is further divided into different subtypes. Squamous begins in thin, flat cells, the surface of the respiratory tract and is the most common form. Adenocarcinoma forms in cells of a [...]

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Small cell lung cancer is second only to breast cancer in terms of deaths. There are about 175.000 of small cell lung cancer in the U.S. each year. Of these, approximately 160,000 leads to death of the patient. Small cell lung cancer is so deadly because it is difficult to catch in time. Small cell [...]

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