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non-small-cell lung cancer
non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) n. any type of lung cancer other than small-cell lung cancer. Such cancers include adenocarcinoma of the lung, large-cell carcinomas, and squamous-cell carcinoma of the lung.
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Multifocal Lung Cancers Appear to Originate from Single Cancer Clone.
M2 Presswire; 4/3/2009; 700+ words
; ...April 2009-NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE: Multifocal Lung Cancers Appear to Originate from Single Cancer Clone(C)1994-2009...many as 8 percent of lung cancer patients have multiple...Clearly, multifocal lung cancers (without distant metastases...
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Multifocal lung cancers appear to originate from single cancer clone.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Health; 4/26/2009; 662 words
; ...the biology of multifocal cancers and note that as many as 8 percent of lung cancer patients have multiple anatomically...diagnosis. An updated lung cancer classification system is...Clearly, multifocal lung cancers (without distant metastases...
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Molecular Signatures Of Two Common Lung Cancers Identified.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 1/23/2002; 700+ words
; ...most common forms of lung cancer in humans. Genzyme...profiles in these lung cancers. The article, "Molecular...Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer," compares gene expression...validated in additional lung tumors using a variety...diagnosis and prognosis of cancer, and may ...
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Aphton Discovers Role of Gastrin in Lung Cancers; Planning Initiated for Phase II Clinical Trial.
Business Wire; 8/2/2001; 700+ words
; ...respiratory system. More specifically, in lung cancer, including both non-small cell lung cancer, which accounts for approximately 75% of lung cancers and is the most difficult to treat, and small cell lung cancer. This involvement of gastrin is...
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APHTON DISCOVERS ROLE OF GASTRIN IN LUNG CANCERS.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Business; 9/1/2001; 700+ words
; ...respiratory system. More specifically, in lung cancer, including both non-small cell lung cancer, which accounts for approximately 75% of lung cancers and is the most difficult to treat, and small cell lung cancer. This involvement of gastrin is...
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Gene expression profiling for molecular distinction and characterization of laser captured primary lung cancers.(Research)(Report)
Magazine article from: Journal of Translational Medicine; 11/7/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...1,7] Background Lung cancer represents a heterogeneous...classification of lung cancers are primarily based...between small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small...carcinomas and 9 small cell lung carcinomas. Control...programming, 13 lung cancer samples were ...
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Immunomedics Develops Novel Immunotoxin for Therapy of Prostate and Lung Cancers.
PR Newswire; 4/17/2007; 700+ words
; ...American Association for Cancer Research results on...treatment of prostate and lung cancers. The in vitro cytotoxicity...selective killing of cancers expressing the EGP...including prostate and lung cancers. Immunomedics has been...antibodies for the therapy of cancer and ...
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Gene Chips Categorize Lung Cancers According To Gene Function.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Cancer Weekly; 12/4/2001; 700+ words
; ...Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have divided lung cancers into new categories...classification of lung cancers that could yield...for the number one cancer killer. Because...for example, lung tumors are more...identified, in lung cancers than in ...
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Gene Chips Categorize Lung Cancers According To Gene Function.
Newspaper article from: Genomics & Genetics Weekly; 12/7/2001; 700+ words
; ...Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists have divided lung cancers into new categories...classification of lung cancers that could yield...for the number one cancer killer. Because...for example, lung tumors are more...identified, in lung cancers than in ...
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DNA Detectives Find Genetic Markers for Lung Cancers Most Likely to Recur.
News Wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service; 3/12/2008; 700+ words
; ...Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have uncovered...with early-stage lung cancers that look like good...are under way on lung cancer patients currently...Cure rates for lung cancer are far lower than for other common cancers such as breast or...
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Lung Cancer
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...microscope. Secondary lung cancer is cancer that...and spreads to the lungs. Small cell cancer...formerly called oat cell cancer, because the cells...one-fourth of all lung cancers are small cell cancers...Ninety percent of lung cancers can be ...
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Lung Cancer, Small Cell
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
...tumors. Description Lung cancer is divided into two main types...small cell. Small cell lung cancer is the least common of the...only about 20% of all lung cancers. In the past, the disease was called oat cell cancer because, when viewed under...resemble oats. This type of ...
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Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 3rd ed.
...breathed air. The inside of the lungs is covered with small hairlike...mucus is swept up out of the lungs and into the throat. Lung cancer Most lung cancers start in the cells that line...grow larger they prevent the lungs from functioning normally...
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lung cancer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
lung cancer cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs . Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults...
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non-small-cell lung cancer
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
non-small-cell lung cancer ( NSCLC ) n. any type of lung cancer other than small-cell lung cancer. Such cancers include adenocarcinoma of the lung, large-cell carcinomas, and squamous-cell carcinoma of the lung.
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