Lung Cancer is the second most common form of cancer among both men and women. Non-small cell lung cancer accounts for about 84% of lung cancer while small cell lung cancer cases…
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Advances in Lung Cancer Treatment Reduce Death Rates
The leading cause of death in the United States remains lung cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates that almost 230,000 new lung cancer cases will be diagnosed in the country. The good…
New EarlyCDT-Lung Blood Test for Early Detection of Lung Cancer
Thanks to the pioneering new blood test, lung cancer could be detected earlier. This news comes as a fresh hope for lung cancer patients. The main reason behind the increasing number of…
Study: Nicotine May Promote Brain Tumors in Lung Cancer Patients
According to a new study, researchers have found that nicotine actually promotes the spread of lung cancer cells into the brain where they can form deadly metastatic tumors. Nicotine is a non-carcinogenic…
Non-Smokers with COPD are at High Risk of Getting Lung Cancer
The most prominent factor behind getting lung cancer is smoking. In addition to smokers, non-smokers are also getting affected by this deadly disease. According to the recent study, researchers have found that…
New AI-Powered Blood Test to Detect Lung Cancer
One of the deadliest diseases is lung cancer which has affected people from all around the world. The earlier it is detected, the better chance of survival is a patient has. Medical…
Lung Cancer Rates Are On the Rise among Young Women
An International Journal of Cancer study examined lung cancer rates in young adults in 40 countries across five continents. The study has found that a recent trend of higher lung cancer rates…
Late Diagnosis of Lung Cancer Hits Survival Rates Among Patients
People with lung cancer are dying owing to the late diagnosis of the disease. One of the best ways to improve survival rates is the early detection. The most common symptoms of…
Malfunctioning of Immune System May Increase Risk of Lung Cancer
The deadly disease of lung cancer is not only present among smokers but is also posing a threat to non-smokers as well. The most vital factor that works to save patients from…
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…
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 recorded. This…