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Home > Cancer and Treatments > Lung Cancer Small Cell Lung CancerDefinitionSmall Cell Lung Cancer Small cell lung cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the lung. Small cell lung cancer is usually an aggressive cancer, with two-thirds of patients having the disease spread to another part of the body at the time of diagnosis. Learn more on the University of Michigan's Healthwise small-cell lung cancer information web page.Treatment and DiagnosisTreatment and diagnosis of small cell lung cancer occurs in the U-M Cancer Center's Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Clinic. Make an AppointmentMeet the Lung Cancer Team - link opens onto the UMHS website Why Choose the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center for Your Treatment?The National Cancer Institute has designated the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMCCC) one of 40 comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. As an NCI-designated site, the Cancer Center receives a Cancer Center Support Grant awarded through a rigorous peer-review process that evaluates the scientific merit of an institution's programming. To qualify as a comprehensive cancer center, institutions must meet strict guidelines in terms of making significant advances in research in general and in applying our research findings to our patients for their benefit.In 2008, US News and World Report ranked the U-M Comprehensive Cancer as the 17th best cancer center in the U.S. TreatmentTreatment of small cell lung cancer depends on the stage of the disease and the general health of the person with the disease.For patients with disease involving only one lung and lymphnodes within the middle of the chest (limited-stage disease), treatment usually involves the use of chemotherapy and radiation therapy used together. With this type of aggressive treatment, most patients have very good shrinkage of the cancer with improvement in symptoms and some patients can be cured of the disease. For patients with disease that has spread to another part of the body (extensive-stage disease), treatment usually consists of chemotherapy which can usually shrink the cancer and improve symptoms for some time, but cannot cure the disease. Prognosis / RecoveryCertain factors affect prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options.The prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options depend on the following:
If lung cancer is found, participation in one of the many clinical trials being done to improve treatment should be considered. Clinical trials are taking place in most parts of the country for patients with all stages of small cell lung cancer. Information about ongoing lung cancer clinical trials at the U-M Cancer Center is avialable on the engage website. Information on trials nation-wide is available from the NCI Web site. If you have questions, please contact Cancer AnswerLine at 800-865-1125. last updated 10/08 |
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