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Small cell lung cancer

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007823

An aggressive (fast-growing) cancer that forms in tissues of the lung and can spread to other parts of the body. The cancer cells look small and oval-shaped when looked at under a microscope.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007823
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007823",
  "term": "Small cell lung cancer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An aggressive (fast-growing) cancer that forms in tissues of the lung and can spread to other parts of the body. The cancer cells look small and oval-shaped when looked at under a microscope.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/small-cell-lung-cancer/"
}

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