Lung Cancer Awareness
Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Getting Screened for Lung Cancer
November is the National Lung Cancer Month and aims at bringing awareness about this disease to the public. Recent studies have shown an increase in lung [...]
Study Shows Treating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Survival
Depression is a common symptom that comes with patients suffering from lung cancer. During the journey from lung cancer diagnosis to its treatment, involves [...]
US FDA Approves Roche’s Tecentriq as Adjuvant Treatment for Early NSCLC
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Roche’s Tecentriq or atezolizumab as adjuvant treatment for patients with Stage II-IIIA non-small cell [...]
Lung Cancer Treatment May Impact Daily Function in Elderly Patients
According to the new research published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, older adults with lung cancer may experience decline in life-space [...]
Study Finds New Possibilities for Lung Cancer Treatment in ‘Never Smokers’
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
NIH Study Uncovers Causes of Lung Cancer among Non Smokers
A new study has been conducted by an international team led by researchers at the US National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of [...]
Study: Stem-Like T Cells May Help Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer Treatment
In a new study conducted by the Yale Cancer Center, the researchers have found that stem-like T cells in certain lymph nodes may be natural cancer fighters. [...]
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 [...]
Novel AI Blood Testing Capable of Identifying Lung Cancer with 90% Accuracy
Lung cancer claims over 2 million lives worldwide each year and is the most common cause of cancer death. A new artificial intelligence blood testing [...]
Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Combination to Provide Effective Lung Cancer Treatment
According to a study published in Science Translational Medicine, a combination of two cancer treatments could provide effective treatment for lung cancer by [...]