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Small-cell lung cancer is a highly malignant form of lung cancer, also known as oat-cell carcinoma, that accounts for approximately 15% of lung cancer cases. Composed of small, ovoid cells with very little cytoplasm, small-cell lung cancer usually originates in the bronchi and is caused by...
Staging of small-cell lung cancer Staging cancer provides important information about the outlook of the patient's condition and helps the doctor plan the best treatment. Although doctors stage other cancers from stage I to stage IV, small-cell lung cancer is classified into two stages. Limited ...
2.1Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) Small cell lung canceris one of the most aggressivelung carcinomasof the respiratory system[82]. Due to the lack of early diagnostic approaches, most patients with small cell lung cancer are not diagnosed until the advanced stage[83]. Although small cell lung...
Learn about the signs & symptoms of small cell lung cancer (SCLC), also known as oat cell carcinoma. See full safety for more information.
Small-cell lung cancer is an aggressive form of lung cancer and has been difficult to treat due to therapy resistance. This Review discusses challenges and recent advances in uncovering molecular changes that allow potentially efficient therapies. Small-
Staging of the cancer provides important information about the outlook of your condition and helps your doctor plan the best treatment. Small-cell lung cancer has two stages: limited and extensive. That makes it different from other cancers, which go from stage I to stage IV. ...
For more than three decades, care for small-celllung cancer(SCLC) remained mostly the same. That’s changing now -- doctors have a new option called immunotherapy. This line of treatment uses your body’s own immune system to fight cancer. ...
STAGE NCCN Guidelines Version 2.2013 Small Cell Lung Cancer ADDITIONAL WORKUP NCCN Guidelines Index SCLC Table of Contents Discussion Limited stage (T any, N any, M0; except T3-4 due to multiple lung nodules that do not fit in a tolerable radiation field) · If pleural effusion is present,...
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a fast-growing and highly malignant subtype of lung cancer. One of the biggest challenges doctors face is the cancer's resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy, the standard treatment for SCLC patients.