Clinical imaging · UKMLA & AKT
Lung cancer
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
Key high-yield points
- Third most common cancer in UK but leading cause of cancer death - most diagnosed at advanced stage
- Smoking accounts for ~72% of diagnoses
- Broad division: small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) vs non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) - determines all management decisions
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