The latest thoracic oncology news
Families’ views of end-of-life care and physician-aided death in the US
An outcomes study led by Alexi Wright, MD, MPH, a researcher and a gynecological oncologist in…
Browsing: Lung Cancer
Cancer in China: More than 7500 cancer deaths per day estimated
A new report estimates there were 4.3 million new cancer cases and more than 2.8…
Researchers kill drug-resistant lung cancer with 50 times less chemotherapy
The cancer drug paclitaxel just got more effective. For the first time, researchers from the University of…
Study shows statins could be effective against small cell lung cancer
In a recent study, researchers at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Western Regional…
Scientists genetically engineer patients’ own cells to attack cancer
In a pioneering trial taking place in London, doctors are harnessing patients’ own immune systems…
Chasing invasive cancer cells with a laser
What makes invasive cancer cells behave differently than the other cells in the tumour from…
Meet the Melbourne oncologist now at the centre of Big Tobacco’s dartboard
By Simon Chapman, University of Sydney. Dr Bronwyn King is an oncologist. She is an honorary…
FDA approves osimertinib for non-small cell lung cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted accelerated approval to osimertinib (Tagrisso) once daily…
A new way to starve lung cancer?
Scientists have identified a new way to stop the growth of lung cancer cells, by…
Doctors often overtreat with radiation in late-stage lung cancer
Almost half of patients with advanced lung cancer receive more than the recommended number of…