____________________ arises from mucus-producing cells in the bronchi and is the most common lung cancer in ________________.

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Adenocarcinoma, arises from the mucus-producing cells in the bronchi. It accounts for between 30% and 50% of lung cancers, and is the most common lung cancer in women. The word breaks down into the suffix -oma meaning tumor, the root/combining form aden/o- meaning gland, and the root -carcin- meaning cancer. It is a cancer that arises from glandular epithelial cells.

____________________ Arises from Mucus-Producing Cells in the Bronchi and Is