Smoking is the well-known reason for causing lung cancer among a significant amount of people. But, there are also those lung cancer patients who have never smoked in their life but still…
Category: Lung Cancer Treatment
Get to know about types of lung cancer treatment methods, causes, researches, early symptoms and stages. To know more details about the lung cancers browse the website.
Robotic Surgery for Lung Cancer: What You Need to Know
In today’s article, we are taking a close look at robotic surgery for lung cancer. Robotic lung surgery was introduced back in 2002 and the technique is called as RATS which is…
Takeda’s Exkivity Approved by FDA for Rare form of Lung Cancer
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. becomes the first one to get FDA approval for an oral drug targeted against rare form of non-small cell lung cancer. FDA has approved Exkivity (mobocertinib) for treatment…
Study Suggests Biomarker May Help in Predicting Benefits of Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is a widely used method for treatment of several types of cancers including lung cancer, bladder cancer and more. Immune-based treatments for cancers have raised hope of doctors as well as…
Indian Scientists Develop 3D Robotic Motion Phantom for Lung Cancer Treatment
Indian scientists have developed a novel three-dimensional robotic motion phantom that is capable of reproducing human lung motion. This robotic motion has been developed by Ashish Dutta, Professor at IIT Kanpur, Professor…
Palliative Care and Lung Cancer
The deadly disease of lung cancer occurs when the cells in lung grow uncontrollably and form a mass called as tumor. This lung cancer can begin anywhere in the lung and once…
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…
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…
Topotecan–Berzosertib Combination Effective for SCLC Treatment
Researchers all over the world are continuously been working towards finding effective treatments and therapies for lung cancer. There are widely two types of lung cancer: small cell lung cancer (SCLC) and…
FDA Approves Libtayo as Monotherapy for Advanced NSCLC
Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. In the year 2020, an estimated 225,000 new cases were diagnosed in the United States. Also, approximately 84% of all…