Glossary
Non-small cell lung cancer
(... sel lung KAN-ser)
A group of lung cancers named for the kinds of cells found in the cancer and how the cells look under a microscope. The three main types of non-small cell lung cancer are adenocarcinoma (most common), squamous cell carcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Non-small cell lung cancer is the most common of the two main types of lung cancer (non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer).
Definition from the National Cancer Institute’s NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms.