Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for around 15% of all lung cancer cases. Despite recent advances, researchers have few tools to help determine those patients who are likely to have them. According…
Category: Lung Cancer Study
Study: Excess Abdominal Adiposity Linked With Increased Lung Cancer Risk
A new study has been published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncoplogy led by Joseph Barbi, PhD, and Sai Yendamuri, MD, MBA, FACS, of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New…
UCLA Study: Dietary Molecule Affects Lung Tumor Growth Differently by Sex
Lung cancer remains the leading cause behind cancer-related deaths worldwide. Researchers continue to search for new approaches to prevent or slow down this deadly disease. One such area is how metabolism influences…
Younger Lung Cancer Patients Have More Targetable Genetic Changes
According to a large international study led in part by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Centre part of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, younger adults with non-small cell lung…
Study: Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Lung Cancer Risk
A new study published in Nature Communications, has found molecular signs of changes in the blood of people who had been exposed to air pollution. The interesting part is that these changes…
Study: Biological Sex Linked To Protein Changes In Lung Cancer
A new study from the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute has revealed that biological sex is associated with cancer incidence, its progression and drug response. It has characterized sex differences across…
American Scientists Explore New Way to Slow Down Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancers and is responsible for taking many lives every year all around the world. Continuous research works and studies are being conducted to…
Study: Extending Lung Transplant to Stage 4 Cancer Patients
A new Northwestern Medicine study has been published in JAMA. It suggested that lung transplantation can be extended to some patients with stage 4 lung cancer. The study was conducted as a…