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Active surveillance of lung subsolid nodules reduces unnecessary surgery and overtreatment
Subsolid nodules (SSN) can be considered a biomarker of lung cancer risk and should be…
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Virus-targeting white blood cells in tumours offer intriguing insights into responsiveness to immunotherapy
Bystander cells present in human lung and colorectal tumours could indicate how well a patient…
Blood test can help identify the target population to screen for lung cancer
A new study by researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), published…
Brain metastases common and difficult to treat in ROS1 lung cancer
Increasingly, doctors are treating lung cancer based on the genetic rearrangements driving the disease. For…
More than 1 in 3 lung cancer patients present at emergency department around the time of diagnosis
A new study by Cancer Council NSW has revealed that over one in three lung…
Increase in lifestyle-related cancers over past decade spotlights need for prevention
Lifestyle-related cancers, such as lung, colorectal, and skin cancers, have increased globally over the past…
Immunotherapy Pembrolizumab Works Better Than Chemotherapy Alone as Initial Treatment for Most Advanced Lung Cancers
A large, randomized phase III trial shows that the immunotherapy pembrolizumab (Keytruda®) is a more…
Blood Test Shows Potential as a Detection Tool for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
An initial report from the large, ongoing Circulating Cell-Free Genome Atlas (CCGA) study provides preliminary…
Adding Atezolizumab Immunotherapy to Chemotherapy Slows Growth of Advanced Squamous Lung Cancer
“This is one more example of how immunotherapy is making steady gains against a number…
New research finds lung cancer risk drops substantially within five years of quitting
Just because you stopped smoking years ago doesn’t mean you’re out of the woods when…