India, Aug. 7 -- Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, accounting for the highest mortality rates among both men and women, as per World Health Organisation. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Tanveer Majeed, consultant surgical oncologist, Wockhardt hospitals, Mumbai Central explained the most common types of lung cancer. Also read | Pulmonologist explains 6 surprising habits that can harm your lungs even if you don't smoke

He said, "Although lung cancer is a heterogeneous group of different histological types of cancers, they are clubbed together as lung cancer, each having a different growth pattern, mode of spread, and treatment options. The two broad types of lung cancer are non-small cell lung canc...