A type of lung cancer made up of small, round cells. SCLC is rarer than non-small cell lung cancer, spreads more rapidly and is harder to treat.
one of 2 main categories of lung cancer; may also be called oat cell lung cancer.
Type of lung cancer. Behaves differently from the other main types of lung cancer and so is treated differently. Can spread early, so often treated with chemotherapy.
Cancer of a highly malignant form; it tends to metastasize to other parts of the body and is characterized by small round or oval cells resembling oat grains
One of the four principle types of human lung cancer. Small cell or oat cell lung cancer often associated with smoking constitutes 25% of the common cancers of the lung. While it spreads rapidly, it is also more sensitive to treatment than other types of lung cancer.
One of the main types of lung cancer. About one in five lung cancer patients have this type. See lung cancer section.
Between twenty and twenty-five percent of lung cancer cases are caused by small cell carcinomas. Small call lung cancer is more likely to spread to other parts of the body than non-small cell lung cancer.
A type of lung cancer in which the cells appear small and round when viewed under the microscope. About 20 percent of all lung cancers are SMLC.
An aggressive (fast-growing) cancer that usually forms in tissues of the lung and spreads to other parts of the body. The cancer cells look small and oval-shaped when looked at under a microscope. Also called oat cell cancer.
A type of lung cancer in which the cells appear small and round when viewed under the microscope. Also called oat cell lung cancer.