Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer at Oaks Hospital

What is lung cancer?

Lung cancer occurs when cells in your lung change and start to grow uncontrollably to form a tumour.

Primary lung cancer begins in your lungs and secondary lung cancer starts in another part of your body and spreads to your lungs.

There are two main types of primary lung cancer:

  • Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) – accounts for the majority of cases. There are three types of NSCLC called squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and large-cell carcinoma, but doctors tend to group them as they are treated similarly.
  • Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) – is less common but usually spreads faster than non-small-cell lung cancer.

Anyone can develop lung cancer, but a large majority of cases occur in people who smoke or who used to smoke. Breathing in other people’s smoke over a long period can also increase your risk of lung cancer. Lung cancer is more common as you get older. Exposure to radon, a natural radioactive gas, or some other chemicals and substances through occupational exposure and pollution, such as asbestos, can also increase your risk.

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