The name given to cover three types of lung cancer, which are treated in similar ways. Most patients with lung cancer have one of the non-small cell types. See lung cancer section.
one of the 2 main categories of lung cancer that includes adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and large cell carcinoma.
Any lesion composed of epithelial of the lungs and/or bronchi that is not a small-cell cancer (i.e. adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma)
A lung cancer in the form of squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, or large cell carcinoma. Non-small cell lung cancers affect between 70 and 80 percent of lung cancer patients.
Cancer of the lung which is not of the small cell carcinoma (oat cell carcinoma) type. The term "non-small cell lung cancer" applies to the various types of bronchogenic carcinomas (those arising from the lining of the bronchi) which include adenocarcinoma , squamous cell carcinoma , and large cell undifferentiated carcinoma. See the entire definition of Non-small cell lung cancer
A group of lung cancers that includes squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma.
A group of lung cancers including squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Non-small cell lung cancer generally grows slowly and is much more common than small cell cancer of the lung.
