According to new research conducted at Stanford University, extreme age may provide a protective effect against lung cancer. Older laboratory mice were found to develop fewer lung tumors and those tumors were…
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Lung Cancer Is No Longer Smokers’ Only Disease
Lung cancer awareness month is celebrated every year in the month of November. Smoking remains the leading cause behind lung cancer but experts are now seeing a sharp rise of lung cancer…
Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Tips to Reduce your Risk
Every year, lung cancer awareness month is observed in November to educate public about lung cancer, encourage prevention and promote its early detection. White ribbon is used to symbolize the fight against…
Role of Personalized Treatment for Lung Cancer Patients
Lung cancer is one of the most deadly disease and is responsible for many deaths each year. There are two major types of lung cancer: small cell and non-small cell lung cancer….
Toenails to Reveal Exposure to Lung Cancer Cause
Although smoking remains the root cause behind lung cancer, but it is also rising among non-smokers. The other causes include exposure to radon, second-hand smoke, explosives and more. Radon is a colorless…
Lurbinectedin Combination gets FDA Approval for Extensive-Stage SCLC
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lurbinectedin (Zepzelca) in combination with atezolizumab or and hyaluronidase-tqjs for adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) without disease progression after frontline…
Understanding The Link Between Lung Cancer and Pneumonia
What is lung cancer? What is pneumonia? Lung cancer and pneumonia share various similar symptoms and thus, it becomes difficult to differentiate between the two. Pneumonia is a lung infection leading to…
Study: Small Cell Lung Cancer Likely Begins in Basal Stem Cells
A new study has revealed that small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is likely to begin in basal stem cells rather than in neuroendocrine cells. This marks a major shift in understanding this…