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In the last article we discussed non-small cell lung cancer. In this article, we’ll learn more about the other type, small cell lung cancer.

Small cell lung cancer can also be called oat cell cancer. The small cell lung cancer is less common than non-small cell lung cancer. The typical characteristic of this type of cancer is that it grows more rapidly and is more prone to spread to other organs of your body. Small cell lung cancer starts in any one of the larger breathing tubes, grows quickly and attains larger size by the time of diagnosis.

Causes for small cell lung cancer

Most of the small cell lung cancer is the result of tobacco smoking. Nearly 87% of the lung cancers are caused by smoking and some of the rest may be due to tobacco smoke exposure such as second-hand smoke. Other causes of small cell lung cancer include occupational hazards — exposure to cancer-causing agents (Mesothelioma) and personal or family history of lung cancer.

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We talked about the two different types of lung cancer in some of the previous articles. One of the two types is non-small cell lung cancer. In this article we’ll dig into that type in a little more detail.

Non-small cell lung cancer is a dreadful type of lung cancer. This affects 90% of the lung cancer patients. Non-small cell lung cancer is an aggregate of three distinct histologies of lung cancer including large cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, and squamous or epidermoid carcinoma. All these do have the potential to be cured by surgery.

Before attempting to determine the most effective treatment for non-small cell lung cancer, the pathologist will need to make sure that it is, in fact, non-small cell and not small cell lung cancer. This is because some small cell lung cancer can be confused with non-small cell lung cancer.

In non-small cell lung cancer, chemotherapy and radiation therapy will sometimes be effective for short durations only. Patients with non-small cell lung cancer can be classified into three groups: Group-I, Group-II and Group-III.

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