Incidence of Lung Cancer Types

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.
• Description:
  More lung cancers, including small cell carcinomas, adenocarcinomas, and squamous cell carcinomas, are being found at an early stage when they are more treatable. Screening can help find lung cancers of all types before they start spreading.
  
  Lung cancer begins in the airways of the lungs. These include the bronchi (the tubes leading to the lungs), the bronchioles (tiny branches of air tubes in the lungs), and the alveoli (the tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles).
  
  Types of lung cancer are named after the cells found in the cancer. Doctors use special tests to determine what type of cells led to cancer. Because the cells grow and spread differently, knowing the type helps doctors choose ways to treat the cancer. The most common lung cancer types are:
  
  
• Subjects:
  Incidence Lung Neoplasms Neoplasms
• Series:
  United States Cancer Statistics   ; U.S. Cancer Statistics Data Brief  
• DOI:
  https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/cdc/174572
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
• Division:
  Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
• Topic:
  Cancer statistics
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-4
• Volume:
  42
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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