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Small Cell Carcinoma of Lung Learning Center

Complications could include:
Cancer spreads to other parts of the body; Side effects of surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy;
Source:ADAM
Date:August 9, 2009
Small cell lung cancer can cause several hormonal disorders. About 40% of patients begin to secrete an anti-diuretic hormone at the wrong time. This hormone causes the body to retain water, which may result in the patient experiencing confusion, s...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Small cell lung cancer is a very aggressive disease. Without treatment, limited-stage patients will survive for three to six months, while extensive-stage patients will survive six to 12 weeks. However, small cell lung cancer is much more responsi...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Metastasis is the movement or spreading of cancer cells from one organ or tissue to another. Cancer cells usually spread through the bloodstream or the lymph system.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 20, 2008
The ability to invade and metastasize are the defining characteristics of a cancer. Invasion refers to the ability of cancer cells to penetrate through the membranes that separate them from healthy tissues and blood vessels. Metastasis can refer e...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
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