Antonio is an adult patient who is admitted due to lung cancer. The nurse learns that the patient is a cigarette smoker and has been for nearly 35 years. The nurse is aware that smoking is always associated with which type of lung cancer?

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The nurse is aware that smoking is always associated with squamous cell carcinoma. Many agree that squamous cell carcinoma is always associated with cigarette smoking, although some textbooks of Medicine and Nursing classify primary pulmonary carcinoma somewhat differently.

Antonio Is an Adult Patient Who Is Admitted Due to Lung