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Preventing lung cancer’s unwelcome return
When a doctor gives a patient antibiotics for a bacterial infection, they usually require them…
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Lung cancer screening: the cost of inaction
A report published today, ‘Lung Cancer Screening: The Cost of Inaction’, shows that lung cancer…
Potential marker for success of immunotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer
Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers, and treatment options are extremely…
Primary lung cancers detected by LDCT are at lower risk of brain metastases
Patients with primary lung cancer detected using low-dose computed tomography screening are at reduced risk…
Mayo clinic study suggests patients with lung cancer be screened for MET oncogene
Research by investigators at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center (USA) suggests that physicians should screen patients…
Loss of circadian regulation allows for increase in glucose production during lung cancer
New research from the University of California, Irvine, USA< reveals how the circadian regulation of…
The OJC Episode 37: ASCO 2021 Lung Cancer Roundtable
The Oncology Journal Club Podcast Episode 37: Listen here In today’s special ASCO 2021 episode…
ASCO 2021: Newly approved drug effective against lung cancer caused by genetic mutation
The new drug sotorasib reduces tumour size and shows promise in improving survival among patients…
Research suggests BMI may not be best obesity indicator to assess risk for lung cancer
New research published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO) suggests the method used to calculate how…
Delaying lung cancer surgery associated with higher risk of recurrence, death
Swiftness is essential when treating lung cancer, the second most common type of cancer in…