Radiation therapy is a cornerstone of lung cancer treatment. But even when delivered with precision, radiation can damage healthy lung tissue. "Try as we might, when we deliver radiation to a cancer, ...

Daiichi Sankyo announced that the first patient has been dosed in the global phase 3 TROPION-Lung17 trial. The study is evaluating DATROWAY in patients with locally advanced or metastatic nonsquamous ...

As a nonsmoker lung cancer hasn't been a concern of mine, but I recently heard it can affect people who have never smoked. If ...

Suchan still needed chemotherapy and radiation, but Salgia credits Rybrevant for shrinking her tumors 60 to 70%. It specifically targets her cancer cells and revs up the immune system. For a year and ...

Targeted therapies are cancer medications that work more selectively than standard chemotherapy medications. They do this by targeting specific molecules or genetic changes in cancer cells in order to ...

Boehringer Ingelheim received approval from the Food and Drug Administration for Hernexeos as a treatment for lung cancer. The newly approved indication was granted under accelerated approval based on ...

Patients with stage 4 lung cancer and EGFR mutations may benefit from combination therapies that improve disease control. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) released updated treatment ...

Thanks to recent therapy advances, the lung cancer mortality rate has declined and survival rates have improved. Many factors influence the likelihood of a lung cancer cure or long-term survival, ...

As is often the case with cancer treatments, many patients are able to benefit from therapy for a time. Tumor activity ...

The trust that runs the major hospitals in Shropshire is taking part in a new lung cancer study to find alternative ...

Modelling indicates that over a 20-year period, a national screening programme could detect around 9,000 lung cancers and potentially save more than 6,000 lives – an estimated 300 lives each year.