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My mother has lung cancer, what can you tell me about this type of cancer?

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Depends: The treatment and outcomes are dependent on the type of lung cancer. The most common are non-small cell lung cancer. A more aggressive cancer is known as small cell cancer. The lung cancer may also be metastatic from another "primary" tumor site.

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Answered 10/31/2014

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