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Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Found Safe for Medically Inoperable Early...
Early data published from a clinical trial show that Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) can be used as a safe alternative for surgery in patients with early stage lung cancer. iJAMA Oncology/i...
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New Hope for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients by Drug's That Reduce Tumor
Amino acid transporter (xCT) influences the growth and progression of non-small cell lung cancer. So, a team of researchers used an anti-inflammatory drug known as sulfasalazine to reduce the...
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Biomarker Panel Boosts Lung Cancer Risk Assessment for Smokers
A four-protein biomarker blood test was found to improve lung cancer risk assessment, revealed research reported in JAMA Oncology. "This simple blood test demonstrates the potential of biomarker-based...
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Smokers Vague on Benefits of Lung Cancer Screening
bHighlights/b: ul class="group-list"liPeople undergoing lung cancer screening assume that the tests can prevent them from getting the disease, when it only detects tumor early/liliQuitting smoking is...
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New Drug Target Found to Prevent Chemotherapy Resistant Lung Cancer
New drug target, i.e., the activin pathway can solve two problems often faced by lung cancer patients one is developing resistance to chemotherapy, and another one is kidney damage when chemotherapy...
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Saliva as a Real Diagnostic Tool for Lung Cancer
Saliva may be used as a real diagnostic tool in liquid biopsy to detect lung cancer. In the era of new diagnostic methods and treatment options, patient care is rapidly changing. Early detection is an...
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Air Pollution- A Major Cause of Lung Cancer Among People Less Than 40 In India
Air pollution becomes a major cause of lung cancer, especially among those below the age of 40, finds a new study. The study, conducted by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH), Delhi, along with Lung Care...
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Lung Cancer Mortality Rates Among Women May Increase to 40% by 2030
bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"liBetween 2015 and 2030, the median mortality rates are projected to increase for lung cancer, whereas declines are expected for breast cancer, in a...
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Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines May be Insufficient for High-risk Minorities
Lung cancer screening guidelines may be inadequate for people living in minority communities, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in iJAMA Oncology/i. Data from a lung cancer...
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Reducing NOVA1 Gene Helps Prevent Tumor Growth in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
NOVA1, a gene when inhibited or reduced, in turn, reduced or prevented human non-small cell lung cancer tumors from growing. The research appears online in iNature Communications/i. When mice were...
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Secondary Analysis Helps Confirm ROS1 Status in Lung Cancer Patients for...
Crizotinib drugs can be used to treat patients with ROS1-positive lung cancer. But, laboratory tests used to conclude ROS1 status have limitations that can lead to false-negative results. Hence, a...
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Suicide Risk in Veterans with Lung Cancer May Reduce with Palliative Care
Palliative care is associated with a reduced risk of suicide in veterans diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer show results from a large-scale patient population study, recently published in the...
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Doctor-patient Discussions Neglect Potential Harms of Lung Cancer Screening
Due to a high rate of false positives and other factors, discussions between doctors and lung cancer patients about benefits and harms of lung cancer screening aren't happening the way they should be,...
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Pathways That Uncover Insight into Development of Lung Cancer Developed
A study conducted at Dartmouth turns up two significant pathogenic pathways that provide new understanding of the mechanisms by which a chromosome, previously identified as a lead susceptibility...
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Chemotherapy May Cause Early Menopause in Women with Lung Cancer
Chemotherapy may cause acute amenorrhea (absence of menstrual periods) leading to early menopause in women with lung cancer, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal...
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BAP1 Protein Linked to Tumor Suppression in Kidney, Eye, Bile Duct and...
BRCA-associated protein 1 (BAP1) was found to serve as a tumor suppressor gene in kidney, eye, bile duct, mesothelioma and other cancers by initiating the regulation of a form of cell death called...
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New Artificial Intelligence can Help Distinguish Between Two Lung Cancer Types
New machine learning program can distinguish between two lung cancer types adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma with 97 percent accuracy, reports a new study. The findings of the study are...
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Thermal Ablation as a First Step in Treating Early-stage Lung Cancer
bHighlights:/b ul class="group-list punch-points" liThermal ablation is a safe and effective treatment for early-stage lung cancer and could replace stereotactic radiation/li liPatients who are old...
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Invasive Lung Cancer Surgery can Lead to Long-term Opioid Use
Early-stage lung cancer patients treated with more-invasive surgical techniques are more likely to become chronic opioid users than patients treated with minimally invasive surgery, found study. The...
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Durvalumab May Improve Survival of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
Patients with non-small cell lung cancer survive longer when their therapy includes durvalumab following platinum-based chemoradiotherapy, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published...
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