Squamous cell carcinoma treatment varies by stage, involving surgery, radiation, and systemic therapies based on cancer ...

The number of people diagnosed with lung cancer has decreased steadily over the past 20 years. But still, 1 in every 16 people will get a lung cancer diagnosis in their lifetime, and many dont ...

Radiation therapy, once thought of mainly as a local cancer treatment, is now showing power to awaken the immune system in surprising ways. Researchers discovered that combining radiation with ...

SBRT and surgery showed similar overall survival in stage I NSCLC, offering a non-invasive option for high-risk surgical patients. Surgery demonstrated better disease-free and recurrence-free survival ...

The symptoms of stage 1 lung cancer are often vague. They may include a persistent cough, coughing up blood, and shoulder pain, among other signs. Because symptoms may be mild, they can easily be ...

Fred Hutch Cancer Center – Proton Therapy lung cancer specialist John Kang, MD, PhD, recently attended the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) conference in Seattle. Scientific conferences ...

“Lung cancer, though common and serious, still has many misconceptions,” says Ian Bostock, MD, a thoracic surgeon at Miami Cancer Institute in Florida. “Clearing these myths helps patients and ...