LUNG CANCER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lung cancer mean? 

• LUNG CANCER (noun)
  The noun LUNG CANCER has 1 sense:

1. carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer

  Familiarity information: LUNG CANCER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LUNG CANCER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("lung cancer" is a kind of...):

carcinoma (any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer)

 Context examples 

Sometimes it is hard to tell the difference between malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer.

(Mesothelioma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Bombesin is found at high levels on small cell lung cancer cells and on other types of cancer cells.

(Bombesin, NCI Dictionary)

This may be from a primary lung cancer, or from a cancer at a distant site.

(Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm to the Lung, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of oral squamous cell carcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer and glioblastoma multiforme.

(MIR137 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of lung cancer.

(MIR183 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Alteration in the expression of this gene is associated with the development of non-small cell lung cancer.

(MIR182 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

It may also be found in higher than normal amounts in patients with some types of cancer, including testicular, ovarian, liver, stomach, and lung cancers, and in other disorders.

(beta-hCG, NCI Dictionary)

Beryllium is a known human carcinogen and is associated with an increased risk of developing lung cancer.

(Beryllium Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

CEA is overexpressed in several cancer cell types, including gastrointestinal, breast, and non-small cell lung cancers.

(Baculovirus CEA Protein Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)

A drug used to treat glioblastoma (a type of brain cancer) and certain types of colorectal cancer, lung cancer, and kidney cancer.

(Avastin, NCI Dictionary)