Details of Lung Cancer Small Cell

The two major types of lung cancer are small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). SCLC accounts for 10 to 15 percent of all lung cancers. It’s less common than NSCLC.

 Bloody mucus from lungs  Shortness of breath  Wheezing  Chest pain or discomfort  Persistent cough of hoarseness  Loss of appetite  Weight loss  Fatigue  Facial swelling

• Smoking
• Exposure to secondhand smoke

• Chest X-ray
• CT scan
• MRI scan
• Bronchoscopy
• Sputum culture

Which makes this worse:

• Smoking
• Radiation therapy
• Exposure to secondhand smoke
• Exposure to radon gas
• Exposure to asbestos and other carcinogens

• Shortness of breath
• Fluid in the chest (pleural effusion)
• Spread to other parts Pain