Malignant neoplasms or cancers as they are often called are identified by the tissue in which they develop. Carcinogenesis is a complex process that may take many decades to occur. For this assignment, you are assigned the respiratory tract, research the literature and write a paper discussing the following.
The three most common malignant neoplasms (adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and large cell carcinoma) and their epidemiologic footprint worldwide and in the US
The carcinogenic processes thought to be associated with the common malignancies (genetic, environmental)The normal epithelium of the system and the top three malignant neoplasms arising in the tissue sites.
The physiologic and associated histologic changes associated with the neoplastic changes
Common treatment modalities for the three malignant neoplasms
Your overall goal is to identify the three most common types of lung cancers, their carcinogenesis, physiology, histology and treatments.
Formatting Guidelines for Paper
Use Times New Roman Font, size 11
Papers should be double spaced
Use page numbers in bottom of page
Front page should contain on separate lines: Title, Your name, School and Program, Semester
No abstract is needed
Provide a table of contents
All sources of information must be cited including tables and figures. Tables you create from information should be labelled as Table followed by a number (Table 1, Table 2) and a table title. Tables, images, figures etc. taken from sources should be cited as figures and also numbered accordingly
Headings and subheadings: Use major topic headings, 1st and 2nd level subheadings.  Major topic headings can be centered.  1st level subheadings titles should be bold with only the first letter of the word capitalized and a period on the end. It should be on the same line as the text. 2nd level subheading titles should be italicized, with only the first letter capitalized and a period at the end. It should be on same line as the text.