Lung Cancer Article

 Lung cancer is most commonly found in the men's. The Lung cancer is the leading cause of mortality in both men and women. 

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: 

Non-small Cell Lung Cancer comprises of 80% of total lung cancer these are generally associated with poor prognosis and limited treatment option beyond platinum chemotherapy. 

The major morphological sub type in non-small cell lung cancer is:

• Squamous cells: 25-31%
• Non-squamous cells: 37-50%
• Other Non-squamous: 19-25%

The survival rate of non-small cell lung cancer is much low as compared to adrenocarcinoma.

Small Cell Lung Cancer:

The small cell lung cancer is classified as a high grade pulmonary neuroendocrine tumor. It is among 20% of the tumor classified in neuroendocrine tumor. 

Currently AsteraZeneca focusing on lung cancer targeting and development of targeting the genetic drivers and resistance mechanism of cancer.