Medicine & TechnologyAlthough lung cancer is still one of the leading causes of death in America, study shows that the survival rate has improved over the past few years.
We all know how bad air pollution is to our health, but scientists are investigating on a pollution that is so small, it can easily be inhaled and can cause several health risks that can send you straight to the hospital.
Thoracoscopic lobectomy, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), combined with pulmonary artery sealing using an ultrasonic energy device reduced the risk of post-operative bleeding, complications, and pain
The scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) revealed that mutation of two genes is the trigger of resistance to the treatment.
In the last day of ASCO 2017 annual meeting on Tuesday, researchers presented the data of Dacomitinib that delayed the growth of the lung cancer longer than Gefitinib, trademarked as Iressa in newly diagnosed patients.
Quitting smoking can be a difficult task for a smoker. Sometimes with medical help also, it becomes a very hard task for the smokers to quit smoking. For those who are ready, there are some smartphone apps which can help in the task.
There have been numerous study as what are the contributors why people suffer from lung cancer, however, recent study showed that air pollution can greatly contribute to it.
In a study conducted by scientists from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in mice, it is found that high sugar content diet similar to that of the Western diet can increase risk of both breast cancer and lung metastasis.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved a new lung cancer pill, called AZD9291 or Tagrisso, from AstraZeneca after its two-year clinical trial with promising results.
Cancer's deadly calling card has always been its cells' ability to replicate with abandon. Scientists continue to seek effective means of destroying cancer cells, while at the same time, protecting the healthy cells of the body.
New research may have found a way to do just that. By stripping the malignant cells of their immortality.