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Category Archives for Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer Prehabilitation
Lung cancer prehabilitation or the newly diagnosed lung cancer patient “getting in shape” for surgery, chemo or radiation, has been shown to enhance treatment efficacy while also reducing side
Continue readingImmune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Lung Cancer
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Lung Cancer can be a powerful combination. Unfortunately, ICIs can show relatively low response rates and bring therapy-induced side effects. According to the study linked
Continue readingUpfront Low-dose Radiation SCLC
According to the study linked below, upfront low-dose radiation for small cell lung cancer extends both progression-free survival (your first remission) and overall survival (length of life). That’s
Continue readingAtrial Fibrillation in Lung Cancer
Atrial fibrillation in lung cancer is a serious long term side effect. And it should come as no surprise that radiation therapy increases the risk of atrial fibrillation (Afib) in lung cancer patients.
Continue readingLung Cancer Screening Complications
I am a long-term cancer survivor whose wife has smoked cigarettes her entire adult life. When I first read about low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) and lung cancer screening I thought that my wife was
Continue readingLung Cancer Prevention
Lung Cancer Prevention takes a different approach to reducing lung cancer deaths than does the article linked and excerpted below. The article below talks about lung cancer screening. Screening for lung
Continue readingAdvanced Lung Cancer- Palliative Care
Palliative care works well for advanced lung cancer. By “works” I’m saying that, according to the study linked and excerpted below, managing your lung cancer may be better than undergoing
Continue readingImmunotherapy, Hyperprogressive Disease & Lung Cancer
The therapy backfires in a newly defined subset of lung cancer patients who experience accelerated tumor growth indicative of hyperprogressive disease All toxic therapies have short, long-term and late
Continue readingLung Cancer Metastasized? Cryotherapy…
Like virtually all cancer procedures, prostatectomy, lumpectomy, etc. the success rate of freezing matastasized lung cancer tumors depends on the professional doing the procedure. Has your lung cancer
Continue readingLung Cancer- “Significant Improvement…”
“We were encouraged by the findings overall,” “And that advanced lung cancer patients undergoing treatment are not too sick to participate in a behavioral supportive intervention…” A
Continue readingWhere you Treat Your Lung Cancer Makes a Difference!
Lung Cancer Patients treated at academic centers also had a lower risk of death;4-year Overall Survival rates were 25% and 19% among patients treated at academic and non-academic centers, respectively Where
Continue readingLung Cancer Blood Testing – Predict Relapse-
“When lung cancer (LC) is caught in its earliest stages, before the tumors have spread to other organs…for many, outcomes are good. Through treatment, lung cancer can be cured… Yes, early
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