Day 1 by Lynn Sherwood of 30 Days of Lung Cancer Facts You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know
THERE ARE 2 PRIMARY TYPES OF LUNG CANCER
Different types of lung cancer are described by the types of cells a pathologist sees under the microscope, per LUNGevity.org’s “Types of Lung Cancers” page:
- About 15% of lung cancers are Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (SCLC).
- About 85% of lung cancers are NON-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC).
- Per the American Cancer Society, there are three major types of NON-Small Cell Lung Cancer:
- Adenocarcinoma
- Squamous cell lung cancer (also called epidermoid carcinoma)
- Large cell lung cancer
- Per the American Cancer Society, there are three major types of NON-Small Cell Lung Cancer:
- **Lung cancer is THE leading cause of cancer death, for men AND for women.** IF YOU HAVE LUNGS, YOU CAN GET LUNG CANCER.
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RESOURCES: The LUNGevity Foundation, who referenced the following: 1) Noone AM, Howlader N, Krapcho M, Miller D, Bresi A, Yu M, Ruhl J, Tatalovich Z, Mariotto A, Lewis DR, Chen HS, Feuer EJ, Cronin KA (eds). SEER Cancer Statistics Review, 1975-2015, National Cancer Institute. Bethesda, MD, http://seer.cancer.gov/csr/1975_2015, based on November 2017 SEER data submission, posted to the SEER website, April 2018; and 2) What is Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer? American Cancer Society website. https://www.cancer.org/cancer/non-small-cell-lung-cancer/about/what-is-non-small-cell-lung-cancer.html. Revised May 16, 2016. Accessed December 12, 2017. https://lungevity.org/for-patients-caregivers/lung-cancer-101/types-of-lung-cancer
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