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Lung cancer (small cell)
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Preteen 6-13 | |||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A female asked:
Which lung cancer is worse, small cell or non small cell?
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A 51-year old asked:
What is the difference between small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can you tell me about the difference in small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer?
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A 22-year old male asked:
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 female asked:
What is stage 5 small cell lung cancer?
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A 31-year old asked:
How do you cure small cell lung cancer?
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A 47-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of small cell lung cancer?
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A 33-year old asked:
What can you do to treat small cell lung cancer?
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A 35-year old asked:
How are non small and small cell lung cancer different?
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A 45-year old asked:
How likely is it that small cell lung cancer will return?
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A member asked:
How long does it take for a small cell lung cancer to grow 5 cm?
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A 50-year old male asked:
Is there such a thing as a low grade small cell lung cancer that is slow growing?
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A 29-year old female asked:
How likely is it for someone who has never smoked or been around smokers to be diagnosed with small cell lung cancer?
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A 50-year old male asked:
Would you have symptoms of small cell lung cancer for 18 months prior to diagnosis, or does small cell grow too rapidly for this to happen?
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A 52-year old male asked:
Is it true that small cell lung cancer is considered a sleeper cell where it only presents itself aggressively in the final stages? Making sense of dx
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A 31-year old asked:
What is non-small cell lung cancer?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can non small cell cancer of the lung spread?
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A 33-year old asked:
Can people survive non small cell lung cancer?
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A 38-year old asked:
What are the tests for non-small cell lung cancer?
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A 48-year old asked:
What's the prognosis for non small cell lung cancer ?
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A 25-year old asked:
If you get non-small cell lung cancer, how do you feel?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is non-small cell lung cancer often a non-smokers cancer?
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A 38-year old asked:
How responsive to?Chemotherapy? Is small cell lung cancer?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is the survival percentage non small cell lung cancer?
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A 29-year old asked:
What's the prognosis for stage 3b non small cell lung cancer?
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A 32-year old asked:
How long does someone survive with non-small cell lung cancer?
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A 50-year old asked:
Why is it that small-cell lung cancer patients are 99% smokers?
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A 41-year old asked:
How come non-small lung cancer not called large cell lung cancer?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is the survival rate for someone with small cell lung cancer?
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A 35-year old asked:
What is the life expectancy of someone with small cell lung cancer?
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