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  2. Small-cell carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    Small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) has long been divided into two clinicopathological stages, termed limited stage (LS) and extensive stage (ES). [8] The stage is generally determined by the presence or absence of metastases, whether or not the tumor appears limited to the thorax, and whether or not the entire tumor burden within the chest can feasibly be encompassed within a single radiotherapy ...

  3. Cancer survival rates - Wikipedia

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    The American Cancer Society reports 5-year relative survival rates of over 70% for women with stage 0-III breast cancer with a 5-year relative survival rate close to 100% for women with stage 0 or stage I breast cancer. The 5-year relative survival rate drops to 22% for women with stage IV breast cancer. [3] In cancer types with high survival ...

  4. Limited-stage small cell lung carcinoma - Wikipedia

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    median overall survival time of approximately 12–16 months, with five-year survival rate of approximately 26% and the long-term survival rate of approximately 4 - 5%. Limited-stage small cell lung carcinoma (LS-SCLC) is a type of small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that is confined to an area which is small enough to be encompassed within a ...

  5. Non-small-cell lung cancer - Wikipedia

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    Squamous-cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung is more common in men than in women. It is closely correlated with a history of tobacco smoking , more so than most other types of lung cancer. According to the Nurses' Health Study , the relative risk of SCC is around 5.5, both among those with a previous duration of smoking of 1 to 20 years, and those ...

  6. Adenocarcinoma in situ of the lung - Wikipedia

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    Taken as a class, long-term survival rates in BAC tend to be higher than those of other forms of NSCLC. [21] [22] BAC generally carries a better prognosis than other forms of NSCLC, which can be partially attributed to localized presentation of the disease. [23] Though other factors might play a role.

  7. Lung cancer screening guidelines updated, NY study finds ...

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    Average five-year survival rate for lung cancer patients is 25% because only 21% of lung cancers get diagnosed in early stage. How that could change Lung cancer screening guidelines updated, NY ...

  8. List of medical abbreviations: C - Wikipedia

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    Meaning c̅ (c with an overbar) with (from Latin cum) means with C: cytosine cervical vertebrae: C1: atlas – first cervical vertebra of the spine C2: axis – second cervical vertebra of the spine CA: carcinoma cancer: Ca: calcium carcinoma cancer: CAA: coronary artery aneurysm: c/b: complicated by: CABG: coronary artery bypass graft ...

  9. Asian American women are getting lung cancer despite never ...

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    Her initial results, which she presented at a major cancer conference, showed that Asian women had a higher lung cancer detection rate than the original national trial — 1.5% versus 1%. “Based ...