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What is the approximate size of a small cell cancer cell? (the individual cell).
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Oat cells: The all-too-familiar lung cancer. Around 15 by 20 microns. They vary some. This is bigger than many healthy body cells, but quite small for cancer cells. They don't have much cytoplasm, and they tend not to accumulate a lot of extra chromosomes.
Answered 12/10/2013
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