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Glossary: non-small cell lung cancer, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota

non-small cell lung cancer

(... sel lung KAN-ser)

A group of lung cancers that are named for the kinds of cells found in the cancer and how the cells look under a microscope. The three main types of non-small cell lung cancer are squamous cell carcinoma, large cell carcinoma, and adenocarcinoma. Non-small cell lung cancer is the most common kind of lung cancer.




Lung Cancer