Lung cancer

Lung cancer is characterized by uncontrolled cell growth in tissues of the lung, and continues to be the most common cause of cancer death worldwide (Nasim F et al. (2019)). Lung cancers typically start in the cells lining the bronchi and parts of the lung such as the bronchioles or alveoli. Most cancers that start in the lung, known as primary lung cancers, are carcinomas which originate from epithelial cells. The two main types of lung cancer are non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer (ACS). The most common symptoms include a cough, breathlessness and weight loss. There is a strong link to smoking as a risk factor, although other risk factors do exist, such as age. Diagnosis is done by CT scan, and for those with early stage lung cancer, surgical resection is the preferred treatment option (Nasim F et al. (2019)).

Differential Abundance Analysis Results

This section presents the results of the differential protein abundance analysis, visualized through a volcano plot and summarized in the accompanying table for all three comparisons: 1) disease vs. healthy samples, 2) disease vs. diseases from the same class, and 3) disease vs. all other diseases.

Disease vs Healthy
Disease vs Class
Disease vs All other