small-cell lung cancer
noun
: cancer of a highly malignant form that affects the lungs, tends to metastasize to other parts of the body, and is characterized by small round or oval cells which resemble oat grains and have little cytoplasm
called also small-cell carcinoma
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Uecker had small-cell lung cancer and was diagnosed in 2023, his family said.
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Abigail Lee, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
His family said Uecker had battled small-cell lung cancer since early 2023.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Sadly, two weeks later, Marty died of small-cell lung cancer.
—Kai Bird, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
Two years earlier, he had been diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer.
—David Amsden, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
Her sister and only immediate survivor, Patricia Pollok, said the cause was small-cell lung cancer.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2022
Normally, determining what treatment will work for people with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is invasive and time-consuming.
—Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2019
Another tunicate, Ecteinascidia turbinata, which attaches to submerged mangrove roots, yielded the molecular mixture that led to Yondelis, a sarcoma and ovarian cancer drug, and Zepzelca, which targets small-cell lung cancer.
—Stephanie Stone, Scientific American, 23 July 2022
Lilly had been planning to introduce Tyvyt as a treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer at a lower price than comparable treatments in the U.S., such as Merck’s Keytruda and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
—Peter Loftus, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022
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Abigail Lee, Variety, 16 Jan. 2025
His family said Uecker had battled small-cell lung cancer since early 2023.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
Sadly, two weeks later, Marty died of small-cell lung cancer.
—Kai Bird, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2024
Two years earlier, he had been diagnosed with small-cell lung cancer.
—David Amsden, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
Her sister and only immediate survivor, Patricia Pollok, said the cause was small-cell lung cancer.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2022
Normally, determining what treatment will work for people with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is invasive and time-consuming.
—Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2019
Another tunicate, Ecteinascidia turbinata, which attaches to submerged mangrove roots, yielded the molecular mixture that led to Yondelis, a sarcoma and ovarian cancer drug, and Zepzelca, which targets small-cell lung cancer.
—Stephanie Stone, Scientific American, 23 July 2022
Lilly had been planning to introduce Tyvyt as a treatment for non-small-cell lung cancer at a lower price than comparable treatments in the U.S., such as Merck’s Keytruda and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
—Peter Loftus, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2022
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“Small-cell lung cancer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-cell%20lung%20cancer. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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