Lung cancer - small cell

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Adenocarcinoma	Adenocarcinoma - chest X-ray	Bronchial cancer - chest X-ray	Bronchial cancer - CT scan
Bronchoscope	Bronchoscopy	Large cell carcinoma	Lung cancer, frontal chest X-ray
Lung cancer, lateral chest X-ray	Lung cancer - chemotherapy treatment	Lungs	Lung with squamous cell cancer - CT scan
Normal lungs and alveoli	Respiratory system	Secondhand Smoke and Lung Cancer	Small cell carcinoma
Smoking hazards	Squamous cell carcinoma

Cancer - lung - small cell; Small cell lung cancer; SCLC

If you smoke, stop smoking. It's never too early to quit. Try to avoid secondhand smoke.

Routine screening for lung cancer is not recommended. Many studies have been done to look at the idea, but scientists have concluded that, at this time, screening would not help improve a person’s chance for a cure.

American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts and Figures 2006. Atlanta, Ga: American Cancer Society; 2006.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Lung cancer screening. Ann Int Med. 2004;140:738-739.

Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKena WG. Clinical Oncology. 3rd ed. Orlando, Fl: Churchill Livingstone; 2004:1708-1722.

Jackman DM, Johnson BE. Small-cell lung cancer. Lancet. 2005;366:1385-1396.

Review Date: 07/31/2006
Reviewed By: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.