The latest thoracic oncology news
Weekly dose: Taxol, the anticancer drug discovered in the bark of a tree
By Nial Wheate, University of Sydney. Taxol is a chemotherapy drug used in the treatment of…
Browsing: Lung Cancer
Newly discovered clues to the cause of chemoresistance in small cell lung cancer
Small cell lung cancer is not usually detected until it is at an advanced stage,…
No evidence that genetic tests change people’s behaviour
Genetic tests that provide an estimate of an individual’s risk of developing diseases such as…
Unpacking space radiation to control astronaut and earthbound cancer risk
NASA limits an astronaut’s radiation exposures to doses that keep their added risk of fatal…
Dietary glycemic index linked to lung cancer risk in select populations
Consuming a diet with a high glycemic index, a classification of how rapidly carbohydrates elevate…
Where prostate cancer spreads in the body affects survival time
In the largest analysis of its kind, researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute and other…
Study shows likely overuse of PET scans to detect recurrence in lung & oesophageal cancers
Use of positron emission tomography (PET) showed no association with two-year survival in lung and…
Saliva Tests for Cancer Move Closer to Clinical Use
Over the past decade, David Wong of UCLA and his colleagues have been developing a…
A potential therapy for the most aggressive type of lung cancer in preclinical models
Lung cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer, with more than 20,000…
CRT announces license agreement with MSD to develop inhibitors of PRMT5 for cancer and blood disorders
Cancer Research Technology (CRT) – the development and commercialisation arm of Cancer Research UK – has…