Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung. This growth leads to metastasis, invasion of adjacent tissue. Most primary lung cancers are carcinomas of the lung, derived from epithelial cells.

Lung Cancer

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