New data on the use of immunotherapy in early stages of non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have sparked a debate on which patients benefit most.
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Study offers insight into how damage to airways of the lung develops into pre-cancer lesions
Lung carcinomas are the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and worldwide. Lung squamous cell carcinomas (non-small cell lung cancers that arise
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Comprehensive review shows benefits and harms of screening for lung cancer
A comprehensive review by University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues of hundreds of publications, incorporating more than two dozen articles on prevention screening for
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Pembrolizumab SCLC Indication Withdrawn in US
Merck & Co is withdrawing the US indication for pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for metastatic small cell lung cancer (SCLC) in patients with disease progression on or
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Lung cancer: Finger clubbing could be an early risk indication – what is it?
Brain tumour: Cancer Research UK on 'different types' in 2017 When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes
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The hidden sign of lung cancer in your face – could you be at risk of a deadly tumour?
Lung cancer is one of the most serious types of cancer to be diagnosed, as it’s usually difficult to spot until it has spread to
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Lung cancer symptoms: The simple finger test that could help identify the deadly disease
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women in the UK, with more than 46,000 people diagnosed each year. But
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Subgroup of colorectal cancer patients ID’d: Do poorly, could benefit from immunotherapy
While the medical community agrees that immune cells inside a tumor leads to improved health outcome, for a subset of colorectal cancer patients, having too
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Cracking the code of a brain cancer that keeps coming back: Sonic hedgehog medulloblastoma can turn into a stubborn killer of children
One of the most common brain cancers in children, Sonic Hedgehog (SHH) medulloblastoma, also is one of the more survivable for most kids. Unfortunately, for
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A new signaling pathway for mTor-dependent cell growth
The activation of mTor complex 1 in the cell is central to many vital processes in the body such as cell growth and metabolism. Overactivity
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