New proton therapy technique brings hope of more effective treatment
Radiotherapy using protons can deliver more accurate treatment to a tumour while reducing the dose…
Browsing: Lung Cancer
Team discovers novel mechanism controlling lung cancer stem cell growth
Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer and the number one cause…
Body’s cancer defences hijacked to make pancreatic and lung cancers more aggressive
Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that a vital self-destruct switch in cells is hijacked…
New role uncovered for ‘oldest’ tumour suppressor gene
Scientists have revealed a brand new function for one of the first cancer genes ever…
Liquid biopsy provides real-time blood test for solid lung cancer tumours
In the rapidly changing world of molecular profiling for genetic diseases, cancer researchers are increasingly…
Ground-breaking lung cancer breath test in clinical trial
University of Leicester and Leicester’s Hospitals to evaluate revolutionary device which detects lung cancer in…
Study finds no reason for cancer survivors to be excluded in advanced stage lung cancer trials
The common practice of excluding patients with a prior cancer diagnosis from lung cancer clinical…
Lung screening guidelines improve on study findings
A set of guidelines developed to help standardised lung cancer screening in the US would have generated…
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…