Genomic Analyzes Predict Response to Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer Patients
Researchers from Johns Kimmel Cancer Center, Bloomberg-Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, have developed a computational approach to more accurately Tumor Mutational Burden (TMB). TMB is a measure of number of mutations carried by tumor cells and is an emerging biomarker of response. TMB values [...]
Record-Setting Drop in US Cancer Death Rate in a Single Year
According to the latest report from the American Cancer Society, the cancer death rate in US has dropped 2.2% from 2016 to 2017. This is the largest single-year drop ever [...]
Obesity May Boost Effectiveness of Lung Cancer Treatment, According to Study
The latest study in the field of lung cancer has revealed that an immune system-based treatment for lung cancer, worked better in people who were overweight in some trials. In [...]
Relationship between Cough and Lung Cancer
When it comes to the health of the lungs, don’t takes chances if you are getting cough that is not quitting. You should learn everything about your cough or any other [...]
Oligometastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most deadly diseases and is affecting a large number of people all over the world. In the recent years, an increased interest [...]
Lung Cancer Screenings Could Detect Signs of Heart Disease via Artificial Intelligence
According to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, artificial intelligence could measure a common marker of heart disease in [...]
Artificial Intelligence to Determine Who Will Benefit from Immunotherapy
Scientists can now determine which lung cancer patients will benefit from the expensive immunotherapy. They have previously used AI to determine the type of lung cancer. Now, [...]
Nintedanib for Treatment of Advanced Lung Cancer
November is recognized as Lung Cancer Awareness Month all over the world. New and advanced researches continue to work in the arena of lung cancer treatment. The University of [...]
Lung Cancer Report in US Offers a Mixed Bag of Good News and Bad News
The American Lung Association has recently published “State of Lung Cancer” report in November, Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The analysis of the report says that most [...]
Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Latest Researches in Lung Cancer Treatment
Lung Cancer Awareness Month is observed every year in the month of November. It intends to educate public about signs and symptoms of lung cancer. Creating awareness about [...]
Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Yogurt and High-Fiber Diet Could Reduce Lung Cancer Risk
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month and there are so many people living with lung cancer. Lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. A [...]
Non-Toxic Nanoscale Treatment Promises Efficient Lung Cancer Treatment
Lung Cancer is one of the most deadly diseases all around the world. No country has been escaped from it. Scientists have been working towards finding new and effective lung [...]
Researchers to Find the Early Signs of Lung Cancer Spread
In the recent studies, researchers could be able to predict if the lung cancer will spread using a blood sample or tumor sample. Three separate scientific papers have been [...]
New Lung Cancer Treatment Approved By NHS Scotland
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) confirms another immunotherapy treatment in combination with chemotherapy drugs is to be made available on NHS for patients with [...]
New Study Could Help in Personalizing Lung Cancer Treatment
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have used highly sophisticated molecular analyzes for the purpose of identifying key proteins that signal pathways which lung [...]