Lung Cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancer and smoking remains the main cause behind this deadly disease. As far as the treatment options for lung cancer are considered, there…
Year: 2021
Study: Lung Cancer Patients Can Be Screened For MET Oncogene
The researchers at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center have conducted a research and their findings are published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of American Association for Cancer Research. Their research suggests that physicians…
Research Shows How Circadian Regulation Affects Glucose Production during Lung Cancer Progression
A new research from the University of California, Irvine has revealed that loss of circadian regulation allows for increase in glucose production as lung cancer progresses. The study is titled “Glucagon regulates…
What is Combination Therapy for Metastatic Lung Cancer?
Most of the times, lung cancer is found when it has already spread to other parts of the body. It may have travel to lymph nodes near or away from lung, the…
Managing Shortness of Breath among Lung Cancer Patients
Shortness of breath, also called dyspnea, is common with lung cancer patients and it often gets worse with advancement of disease. This trouble in breathing may be caused by growth of tumor,…
Study Suggests, Not to Delay Lung Cancer Surgery
According to a new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, delaying lung cancer surgery for more than 12 weeks from the date of diagnosis with CT…
FDA Approves First Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer with Specific Genetic Mutation
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Lumakras (sotorasib) as first treatment for non-small cell lung cancer patients whose tumors have specific type of genetic mutation called KRAS G12C. It is…
FDA Approves Rybrevant for Certain Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is a complex disease, accounting for almost 25% of all cancer deaths. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Rybrevant for treatment of adults with non-small cell lung cancer…