Lung cancer is among common forms of cancers and is responsible for most deaths from cancers all over the world. One standard care for lung cancer is labectomy for surgical treatment of…
Tag: Treatment of Lung Cancer
Owlstone Medical Presents Breath Biopsy Test Data for Early Lung Cancer Detection
Owlstone Medical is the global leader in Breath Biopsy for applications in early disease detection. It has presented new data for development of a screening test that help in early detection of…
Lung Cancer Drug, Osimertinib, Drastically Reduces Death Risk after Surgery
Lung cancer is among most common types of cancers in U.S. as well as around the world. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is responsible for nearly a…
Older Age Lung Cancer Patients
This is a fact accepted worldwide with evidences that lung cancer is old age disease. Lung cancer patients more then 50% are diagnosed after the age of 65, while 30% patients are…
Lung Cancer Outcomes May Be Improved By Chemo With TKI Drug
Gefitinib and chemotherapy may be considered a first-line treatment option for patients with EGFR-mutated Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) with brain metastases. Recent research has shown that patients with Epidermal Growth Factor…
MIT Researchers Find Why Immunotherapy Doesn’t Respond To Lung Cancer Treatment
World Cancer Day is observed on February 4 every year. This day is dedicated to spreading awareness about various types of cancers and mainly focusing on early detection and its timely treatment….
FDA Approves Adjuvant Pembrolizumab for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Pembrolizumab for adjuvant treatment following resection and platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with NSCLC (non-small cell lung cancer). This approval has been based on the…
Columbia Biomedical Engineers Develop New Bacterial Therapy for Lung Cancer Treatment
Lung cancer is one of the most deadly types of cancers in the United States as well as around the world. As most of the therapies have been ineffective, this leaves patients…