The latest thoracic oncology news
Why we musn’t assume smoking and drinking only leads to certain cancers
By Katie Newby, Coventry University. In a recent article in The Times Magazine, the notorious drug…
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Psychologists aim to help Dr Google
Psychologists are to improve online health information on lung cancer after research showed that family…
Prolonged statin use may lower risk of lung cancer death
Lung cancer patients who used statins in the year prior to a lung cancer diagnosis…
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…
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…