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==Overview==
==Overview==
==Epidemiology and Demographics==
==Overview==
About 15% of all lung cancer cases are small cell lung cancer. Small cell lung cancer is slightly more common in men than women.
==Epidemiology==
===Incidence===
* The expected number for new cases of lung cancer for 2014 is 224,210.<ref name="SiegelMa2014">{{cite journal|last1=Siegel|first1=Rebecca|last2=Ma|first2=Jiemin|last3=Zou|first3=Zhaohui|last4=Jemal|first4=Ahmedin|title=Cancer statistics, 2014|journal=CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians|volume=64|issue=1|year=2014|pages=9–29|issn=00079235|doi=10.3322/caac.21208}}</ref>  Small cell lung cancer represents 15% of all lung cancers.
 
===Prevalence===
 
 
==Demographics==
===Age===
* Usually seen in middle aged and elderly.
 
===Gender===
 
===Race===
 
==References==
==References==
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Overview

Overview

Epidemiology

Incidence

  • The expected number for new cases of lung cancer for 2014 is 224,210.[1] Small cell lung cancer represents 15% of all lung cancers.

Prevalence

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Age

  • Usually seen in middle aged and elderly.

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References

  1. Siegel, Rebecca; Ma, Jiemin; Zou, Zhaohui; Jemal, Ahmedin (2014). "Cancer statistics, 2014". CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 64 (1): 9–29. doi:10.3322/caac.21208. ISSN 0007-9235.


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