Radiation therapy can treat lung cancer at all stages, easing symptoms, improving precision and minimizing side effects with modern techniques. Radiation therapy is a precise, targeted treatment for ...

Higher radiation doses (70 Gy) in lung cancer treatment did not increase pneumonitis risk and improved survival rates. Patients receiving 70 Gy had lower pneumonitis rates (34.5%) compared to ...

Doctors at Riverside Methodist Hospital are using a new radiation treatment for patients withlung cancer. Alvin Lawson was diagnosed with a tumor in his right lung last year, 10TV News reported. "I ...

A new study suggests that the immune checkpoint inhibitor, durvalumab, may offer new treatment options for patients living ...

“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 ...

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham trialed stereotactic (targeted) brain-directed radiation in 100 patients with small cell lung cancer and brain metastases, finding they ...

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 ...

Multidimensional intervention for patients with lung cancer incorporates rehabilitation, psychosocial support, nutrition guidance, health promotion, and safety surveillance. Multidimensional ...