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Lung cancer
Cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining the air passages.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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