Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 131,880 lung cancer deaths are predicted for this year alone. Though…
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Over 55 Who Have Smoked Should Get Lung Cancer Scan, Says UK Health Experts
Lung cancer remains one of the major causes of cancer related deaths across the world including the United Kingdom. About 72% of lung cancer cases in UK are caused by smoking. Lung…
Indian Spices, Black Cardamom, Effective against Lung Cancer Cells: NUS Study
A team of researchers from the NUS Faculty of Science, the NUS Yong Lu Lin School of Medicine, and the NUS College of Design and Engineering explored the scientific basis of black…
FDA Grants Approval to Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for HER2 Lung Cancer
Lung cancer patients now have another treatment option. For those tumors carrying HER2 mutations, can now be treated with trastuzumab deruxtecan. This drug is already approved for use in HER2-positive breast cancer…
Study Finds New Links between Genes and Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer is one of the most common cancers and according to the American Cancer Society; it is by far the leading cause of cancer deaths. August 1 is observed as World…
High Lung Cancer Risk among Smokers for Whom Screening is not Recommended
According to the research paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Oncology, some current and former older smokers who are not recommended for screening are at high risk…
New Method for Detecting Lung Cancer Earlier at the Cellular Level
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of deaths from cancer worldwide. One of the most common issues being faced by lung cancer patients is that it is often detected at an advanced…
Study finds Biomarker in Liquid Biopsy for Lung Cancer Appears Accurate in Predicting Immunotherapy Response
The researchers at Mount Sinai have found that a simple blood test called liquid biopsy could be a better indicator of whether cancer immunotherapy will be successful for lung cancer patients than…