Smoking is most commonly associated with which type of lung cancer: (A) Small cell cancer, (B) Squamous cell cancer, (C) Adenocarcinoma, (D) Carcinoid tumor
Answer is B. All histologic types of lung cancerwere significantly associated with cigarette smoking. The association was stronger with squamous cellcarcinoma (SQC) and small cellcarcinoma (SCLC) than with large cell cancer (LGC) and adenocarcinoma (ADC).