article_snippet: Bronchial carcinoid tumours are a form of cancer known as neuroendocrine tumours.
article_snippet: The difference between typical lung cancer and bronchial carcinoid is that the former occurs within the main cells of the lung; bronchoid carcinoids occur in the neuroendocrine cells dotted around the lining of the main airways.
article_snippet: The good news is that for 70 per cent of those who are diagnosed with a bronchial carcinoid, the condition can be 'cured' simply by removing the condition surgically, says Professor Prowse.