What is the difference between small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer?

Can you tell me about the difference in small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer?

Are p63 and ttf1 used to distinguish small cell lung cancer from non small cell lung cancer? Or are they used for more specific distinctions?

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A 35-year-old member asked:

How are non small and small cell lung cancer different?

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A 31-year-old member asked:

What is non-small cell lung cancer?

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A 44-year-old member asked:

Can non small cell cancer of the lung spread?

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A 33-year-old member asked:

Can people survive non small cell lung cancer?

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A 38-year-old member asked:

What are the tests for non-small cell lung cancer?

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A 48-year-old member asked:

What's the prognosis for non small cell lung cancer ?

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A 25-year-old member asked:

If you get non-small cell lung cancer, how do you feel?

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A female asked:

Which lung cancer is worse, small cell or non small cell?

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A 44-year-old member asked:

Is non-small cell lung cancer often a non-smokers cancer?

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A 37-year-old member asked:

What is the survival percentage non small cell lung cancer?

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A 29-year-old member asked:

What's the prognosis for stage 3b non small cell lung cancer?

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A 32-year-old member asked:

How long does someone survive with non-small cell lung cancer?

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A 41-year-old member asked:

How come non-small lung cancer not called large cell lung cancer?

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A 33-year-old male asked:

What is the definition or description of: Non small cell lung cancer?

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A 37-year-old member asked:

What's the difference between small cell and non-small cell lung cancer?

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A 26-year-old male asked about a 26-year-old member:

Friend of mine who is 48 was dx with non small cell lung cancer stage 2a what is the prognosis. Any chance of cure?

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A 52-year-old male asked:

3 years of non specific symptoms then diagnosis of small cell lung cancer. What is likelihood of 3 year of symptoms relating to sclc? Thank you.

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A 40-year-old member asked:

What is surgery like for non small cell lung cancer?

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A 37-year-old member asked:

What are the surgical options for non-small cell lung cancer?

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A 39-year-old member asked:

How likely is survival of non small cell lung cancer when diagnosed at stage 3 b?

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A 47-year-old member asked:

How long will someone with non small cell lung cancer with a plural effusion survive?

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A 40-year-old member asked:

Adenocarcinoma-non-small-cell lung cancer. How many people are doing ok after 1 year from diagnosis?

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A 22-year-old female asked:

She was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer stg. 4 and died 29 days later. Before she was diagnosed she seemed fine. How could this happen?

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A 32-year-old female asked:

Is biopsy the only way of determining the sub-type of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer? Any non-invasive ways? 1st biopsy inconclusive and risks with repeat

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A 35-year-old female asked:

What is stage 5 small cell lung cancer?

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A 47-year-old member asked:

What are the symptoms of small cell lung cancer?

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A 38-year-old member asked:

How responsive to?Chemotherapy? Is small cell lung cancer?

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Rare	Extremely rare	Very rare	Rare	Common	Very common
Baby0-2
Preteen6-13
Teenager14-18
Young adult19-40				Common
Middle-aged adult41-60					Very common

Lung cancer (non small cell)

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