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Lung Cancer, Immunotherapy, Results, Cost, Side Effects
“They (immunotherapy) cost more than $100,000 a year, can have serious side effects and help only some patients, generally fewer than half. But when the drugs work, responses can be long-lasting,
Continue readingSugar Feeds Non-small Cell Lung Cancer?
Kim and his collaborators initially set out to investigate differences in metabolism between two major subtypes of non-small cell lung cancer—adenocarcinoma (ADC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SqCC) Is
Continue readingIntegrative Lung Cancer Treatment
As a class, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer is relatively insensitive to chemotherapy…Therefore think outside the Therapy Box- “Non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is any type of epithelial lung
Continue readingImmunotherapy Increases Response to Chemo in Lung Cancer
Pretreatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors are associated with a higher likelihood of response to salvage chemotherapy in patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Advanced non-small
Continue readingFish Oil Improves Response to Chemo, Improves OS for Lung Cancer Patients
Fish Oil Increases Response to Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer Patients and Increases Overall Survival Compared to Standard-of-Care Lung cancer patients and survivors face several challenges. Non-small cell
Continue readingAsthma Linked to Lung Cancer Risk in Study
“Previous research has shown a correlation between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer (LC), but this is the first time such a link has been shown for asthma and lung cancer,” I
Continue readingCure for Lung Cancer May Be Fish Oil
High doses of omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish or fish oil or plant sources may help fight lung cancer, according to a case report published by researchers at the University of Nevada in the journal
Continue readingVitamin D, Pulmonary Inflammation and Lung Cancer
People can get the nutrient from their food, vitamin pills or being out in the sunshine. Researchers found that the lung cancer patients with high intake who had surgery during the summer were more than
Continue readingMetformin Improves Lung Cancer Survival by 66%
Activation of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway is an important and early event in tobacco carcinogen–induced lung tumorigenesis, and therapies that target mTOR could be effective
Continue readingLung Cancer Patients W/ Self-Confidence Do Better
This study examined self-efficacy for managing pain, symptoms, and function in patients with lung cancer and their caregivers, and associations between self-efficacy and patient and caregiver adjustment.
Continue readingLung Cancer Chemo and Radiation Synergy Enhances Overall Survival-
people with lung cancer that had already spread to other parts of the body showed that radiation therapy added to chemo dramatically slowed the time until these cancers progressed further According to
Continue readingAfrican-Americans- Lung Cancer
“These differences in treatment for African Americans for lung cancer are more important than the genetic differences by far- staging, surgery and chemo will make a greater impact than genetics… The
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