Lung Cancer News and Research

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Clinical trial may change the paradigm of care for patients with ALK-driven high-risk neuroblastoma

In a significant step for the treatment of neuroblastoma, an international group of researchers led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the New Approaches to Neuroblastoma Therapy (NANT) Consortium has shown that the targeted therapy lorlatinib is safe and effective in treating high-risk neuroblastoma.

4 Apr 2023

TiY: Cancer diagnosis and treatment in a single step

Cancer is not incurable anymore. Nevertheless, according to statistics released by Statistics Korea last year, cancer remained the primary cause of mortality in Korea in 2021.

4 Apr 2023

ChatGPT provides correct health advice about 88% of the time, study finds

As more consumers turn to the newly available ChatGPT for health advice, researchers are eager to see whether the information provided by the artificial intelligence chatbot is reliable and accurate.

4 Apr 2023

Innovative approach to customize treatments for colorectal cancer

How to determine the most effective treatment for colon cancer? The response to chemotherapy varies greatly from one patient to another.

4 Apr 2023

Fatigue is common among older adults, and it has many possible causes

Nothing prepared Linda C. Johnson of Indianapolis for the fatigue that descended on her after a diagnosis of stage 4 lung cancer in early 2020.

4 Apr 2023

Drugs to activate STING could help prevent cancer metastasis

A team of scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute have identified the STING cellular signaling pathway as a key player in keeping dormant cancer cells from progressing into aggressive tumors months, or even years, after they've escaped from a primary tumor.

29 Mar 2023

AI tool helps clinicians to identify and treat lung cancer at their early stages

A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool is helping physicians at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist better predict and diagnose lung cancer in patients.

29 Mar 2023

Clockwork in cancer: the importance of the circadian rhythm in the formation and progression of tumors

Researchers reviewed the importance of the circadian rhythm in the formation and progression of tumors.

29 Mar 2023

3D cell culture system tests how inhibiting fibroblast activities can help treat lung cancer

Fibroblasts build and maintain the extracellular matrix, or physical scaffolding for cells, in the connective tissues within the body.

28 Mar 2023

Nuclear medicine brain imaging can help evaluate the biological changes that cause chemo-brain

A newly published literature review sheds light on how nuclear medicine brain imaging can help evaluate the biological changes that cause chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment (CRCI), commonly known as chemo-brain.

28 Mar 2023

Newly found strategy used by metastasized tumors may explain why some promising immunotherapies fail

Cancer that has spread to areas like the lungs can apply the brakes to a natural pathway that should recruit killer T cells directly to where it has metastasized, scientists report.

28 Mar 2023

Ask the Expert: 7 Questions about Colorectal Cancer & Non-invasive Fecal DNA Testing

In this interview, NewsMedical speaks with Dr. Yuying Wang, R&D Director (Oncology), from BGI Genomics, about colorectal cancer and the development and application of COLOTECT® 1.0, a non-invasive fecal DNA test for the detection of colorectal cancer and pre-cancerous lesions.

From BGI Genomics 27 Mar 2023

New study sparks hope for a less aggressive approach to lung cancer surgery

The traditional treatment for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer is a lobectomy, where a surgeon eradicates cancerous tissue by removing an entire lung lobe.

24 Mar 2023

Coordinated efforts reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates in Kentucky

Twenty years ago, Kentucky had the highest colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates in the U.S., as well as the second-lowest colorectal cancer screening rate.

20 Mar 2023

California’s tobacco control program spurs big health care savings

In the late 1980s, when smoking was still allowed on some airline flights, California boosted its tax on cigarettes from 10 to 35 cents a pack, devoting 5 cents to programs to prevent smoking.

17 Mar 2023

Trial shows encouraging results for neoadjuvant dual immunotherapy and chemotherapy in patients with resectable NSCLC

In a Phase II trial led by researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, adding ipilimumab to a neoadjuvant, or pre-surgical, combination of nivolumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy, resulted in a major pathologic response (MPR) in half of all treated patients with early-stage, resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

16 Mar 2023

Lung Cancer News and Research

Latest Lung Cancer News and Research

Clinical trial may change the paradigm of care for patients with ALK-driven high-risk neuroblastoma

TiY: Cancer diagnosis and treatment in a single step

ChatGPT provides correct health advice about 88% of the time, study finds

Innovative approach to customize treatments for colorectal cancer

Fatigue is common among older adults, and it has many possible causes

Drugs to activate STING could help prevent cancer metastasis

AI tool helps clinicians to identify and treat lung cancer at their early stages

Clockwork in cancer: the importance of the circadian rhythm in the formation and progression of tumors

3D cell culture system tests how inhibiting fibroblast activities can help treat lung cancer

Nuclear medicine brain imaging can help evaluate the biological changes that cause chemo-brain

Newly found strategy used by metastasized tumors may explain why some promising immunotherapies fail

Ask the Expert: 7 Questions about Colorectal Cancer & Non-invasive Fecal DNA Testing

New study sparks hope for a less aggressive approach to lung cancer surgery

Coordinated efforts reduce colorectal cancer incidence and mortality rates in Kentucky

California’s tobacco control program spurs big health care savings

Trial shows encouraging results for neoadjuvant dual immunotherapy and chemotherapy in patients with resectable NSCLC

Immunochemistry multiplex for solid tumor analytical validation

One-Pot-LAMP: A promising tool for non-small cell lung cancer diagnosis

Study focuses on new approach that delivers a "one-two punch" to help T cells attack solid tumors

Scientists generate 3D ultra-resolution maps of mitochondrial networks in lung tumors

Innovations in baculovirus–insect cell expression systems

Compound Management and its Crucial Role in Early Pharmaceutical Research

Natural products: the next frontier in drug discovery

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