Considering Unique Cancer Traits for Targeted Therapies
Lung cancer researchers Dr Kate Sutherland and Dr Sarah Best from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute led the research and it has been published in Nature Communications journal. They have discovered that the key to personalized or targeted therapies may be to focus on their differences. The researchers have shown that co-existing mutations can give tumor [...]
Google AI to Detect Lung Cancer with 94% Accuracy
Lung Cancer is one of the deadliest cancers worldwide. It results in 1.7Mn deaths globally every year, according to World Health Organization. Alphabet’s Google team has [...]
Is Change in Voice An Early Sign of Lung Cancer?
Lung Cancer is a deadly disease that may not produce any noticeable symptoms in the early stages. Most people are not diagnosed with lung cancer until the disease has moved to [...]
Managing Side Effects: Cough During Stage 4 Lung Cancer
Cough is one of the most common concerns for lung cancer patients. Persistent cough estimates range from 47% to 86% among patients. Coughing expels chemical irritants and [...]
Oncolytic Virotherapy – A New Approach to Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
The advances in biological therapies are on the rise over the years. They have made remarkable clinical responses for treatment of cancers. Oncolytic virotherapy is one of the [...]
Lung Cancer among Non-Smokers: 6000 Die Every Year
Lung cancer among non-smokers is more common than the general thinking. According to the experts at Public Health England, around 6000 people who have never smoked died of [...]
Is Lung Cancer Curable?
Can lung cancer be cured? Is lung cancer curable if detected early? Is lung cancer treatable at any stage? Can surgery or chemotherapy cure it?
These are some of the [...]
Targeted Therapy Drugs for Lung Cancer
One of the developments in lung cancer medicine is introduction of targeted treatments. Targeted therapy drugs work by targeting the cancer cells. They work by stopping cancer [...]
Capsaicin, Spicy Compound from Chilli Peppers, Could Help Reduce Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths among both men and women. The most common reason for cancer-related deaths is that the cancer has already spread to distant [...]
Life after Lobectomy for Lung Cancer
Lobectomy, lung cancer surgery, is a life-changing event. Though it is aimed at extending the life of patient but can impact the emotional and mental health. It is never easy [...]
Tecentriq Plus Chemotherapy Approved for Small Cell Lung Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Tecentriq, in combination with carboplatin and etoposide for the first-line treatment of patients suffering from [...]
Side Effects of Radiotherapy and Chemoradiotherapy
Radiotherapy and Chemoradiotherapy are among the common methods for lung cancer treatments. Though these are one of the effective ways to cure cancer but they also come with [...]
New Machine Learning Model to Classify Types of Lung Cancer
Over the years, machine learning has improved dramatically and has shown great improvement in image analysis. The research specialists at Dartmouth's Norris Cotton Cancer [...]
Everything You Need to Know about LungNets
What is LungNets?
Lung Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a type of lung cancer and are classified into four different categories with different courses. These are an uncommon [...]
Role of Gaming Technology in Early Detection of Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the leading reason among cancer deaths worldwide. The most common problem with lung cancer patients is that the disease has no or less symptoms in its early [...]