Lung screening guidelines improve on study findings
A set of guidelines developed to help standardised lung cancer screening in the US would have generated…
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Study find loss of certain protein is associated with poor prognosis in breast and lung cancer
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have found that breast and lung cancer patients who have low…
Metformin may lower lung cancer risk in diabetic nonsmokers
Among nonsmokers who had diabetes, those who took the diabetes drug metformin had a decrease…
Lung cancer predicted to overtake breast cancer as leading cause of cancer death among European women in 2015
Death rates from lung cancer will exceed those for breast cancer for the first time…
First patient receives flattening filter-free SABR treatment at Peter Mac
A team of experts at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has used complex mathematical modelling…
Combining head and neck cancer and lung cancer screening could improve survival
Adding head and neck cancer screenings to recommended lung cancer screenings would likely improve early…
Treatment combination improves survival among stage 4 lung cancer patients
A clinical trial that combined stereotactic body radiation therapy with a specific chemotherapy regimen more…
Change of diet to unmask cancer vulnerabilities and reduce cancer risk
Many recent studies showed that calorie restrictions reduce the incidence of cancer, whereas high-calorie diets…
New lung cancer drug ‘more effective’ than chemo
A new drug crizotinib may be more beneficial than chemotherapy for some lung cancer patients, according…
Study shows integrative medicine relieves pain and anxiety for cancer inpatients
Pain is a common symptom of cancer and side effect of cancer treatment, and treating…