Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: It is any type of lung cancer other than small cell carcinoma (SCLC). As a class, NSCLCs are relatively insensitive to chemotherapy, compared to small cell carcinoma. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer is available below.
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Prognosis for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Like all cancers, lung cancer is most easily and successfully treated if it is caught early. An early-stage cancer is less likely to have grown to a large size or to have spread to other parts of the body (metastasized). Large or metastasized cancers are much more difficult to treat.
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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, or a subtype of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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