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Lung cancer (both small cell and non-small cell) is the second most common cancer in the U.S.1 In 2026 alone, it's estimated that nearly 230,000 new cases of lung cancer will be diagnosed.1 Nearly half of all lung cancers are diagnosed at a later stage, after the cancer has spread from the lungs to more distant areas of the body.2
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