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 ...

For some patients with early non-small cell lung cancer and lung scarring, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy may be a viable option, research has shown. Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) has ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, have used artificial intelligence tools to accelerate the understanding of the risk of ...

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 ...