The 6 Most Deadly Forms Of Lung Cancer

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The 6 Most Deadly Forms Of Lung Cancer

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• Lung cancers are categorized into two types.
  There are small cell lung cancers and non-small
  cell lung cancers. They are distinctly different
  in the way they grow, metastasize, and are
  treated, so when patients are diagnosed, it is
  critical for them to learn more about their
  specific illness.

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• Small cell lung cancers are aggressive in their
  growth rates and are not as common as non-small
  cell cancers, which comprise of about eight-five
  percent of lunch cancers.

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1. Small Cell Lung Cancer

• Also called oat cell cancer, small cell lung
  cancer can be caused by a number of different
  substances. Some can be prevented, while others,
  like genetics, cannot. Smoking presents the
  highest risk for developing lung cancer.

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• Exposure to other environmental contaminants,
  like radon, asbestos, uranium, workplace
  chemicals, arsenic, diesel exhaust, and air
  pollution, is also a big contributor. Radiation
  therapy has been linked to small cell lung
  cancer, as has marijuana and talc powder.

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2. Adenocarcinomas

• The most common type of non-small cell lung
  cancers are adenocarcinomas. They account for
  about forty percent of all cases. Both smokers
  and non-smokers are susceptible to
  adenocarcinomas and women have higher rates of
  this type than men.

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• Mainly developed on the outer regions of the
  lungs, they spread easily. Similarly,
  adenocarcinomas in situ tends to spread quickly,
  but originate in more than one area of the lungs.
  The prognosis is historically better than other
  lung cancers.

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3. Squamous Cell Carcinomas

• Squamous Cell Carcinomas are non-small cell lung
  cancers and account for about twenty-five to
  thirty percent of all lung cancers. The name
  stems from their origin in young squamous cells.

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• These are found along the inside of the air
  passages of the lungs and are flat in appearance.
  This is a typical form of lung cancer found in
  smokers and usually remain stationed in the
  central region of the lungs, where they start to
  form.

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4. Large Cell (Undifferentiated) Carcinoma

• The least common of all non-small cell lung
  cancers are large cell (undifferentiated)
  carcinoma, which comprise of about ten to fifteen
  percent of lung cancer cases.

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• They are also one of the most likely to spread to
  the lymph nodes and other areas of the body.
  Large cell carcinoma cancer has a different
  microscopic appearance than more common types,
  including squamous cell carcinoma,
  adenocarcinoma, and small cell carcinoma. The
  prognosis is more positive than small-cell
  carcinoma.

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5. Lung Carcinoid Tumors

• Carcinoid tumors are unique. Their origin is in
  the neuroendocrine system, which, unlike organs,
  have cells which do not form one organ, but
  rather scatter themselves throughout organs.

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• Cells in the lung neuroendocrine system can grow
  larger than necessary and form tumors called
  neuroendocrine tumors or cancers. Four types of
  these tumors exist, including small cell lung
  carcinoma, large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma,
  atypical carcinoid tumor, and typical carcinoid
  tumor. Typical carcinoid tumors are slow-growing.

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6. Typical And Atypical Carcinoid Tumors

• Atypical carcinoid tumors of the neuroendocrine
  system grow faster and are less common than
  typical carcinoid tumors. Unlike typical
  carcinoid tumors which can be found on the
  peripheral or in the walls of the large airway,
  atypical tumors have a tendency to spread outside
  the lung area. Approximately nine out of ten lung
  carcinoids are typical carcinoids. These
  slow-growth cells tend to remain in the lung
  cavity.

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