Percy Lee, MD, discussed findings from a trial evaluating a hypofractionated approach to concurrent chemoradiation, ...
a PET scan and a lung function test. We were spat back into the hospital car park armed with nothing more than the contact details of the specialist lung cancer nurse “in case we had any questions”.
Dyspnea (shortness of breath) is common with lung cancer and often worsens with advanced disease. Such trouble breathing may ...
Radiation is part of treatment for about half of cancer patients. A breakthrough could change the future of the treatment.
Dr. Chiang says that some tumors can also cause you to have problems swallowing. “In lung cancer, there’s a nerve—a recurrent ...
Doctors at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago successfully performed a “first-of-its-kind” double-lung transplant on a cancer ...
Overdiagnosis occurs when patients are diagnosed with a disease that would otherwise never have affected the quality or duration of their lives. This often happens unintentionally through well-meaning ...
A new survey conducted by the American Lung Association (ALA) highlights a troubling gap in awareness about early detection ...
Beacon, the golden retriever therapy dog for the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team, has returned home after surgery and a hospital stay.
The HHS Office of Inspector General has reported that Medicare Advantage plans frequently deny necessary services, causing poor patient outcomes and wasted.
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