Oncology & Cancer

Researchers inhibit tumor growth in new subtype of lung cancer

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths, accounting for about a third of all tumor-related deaths. Adenocarcinomas, a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), account for about 40 percent of cancer diagnoses, but ...

Oncology & Cancer

Study identifies a potential therapeutic target for lung cancer

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is one of the deadliest types of cancer, and it has been several decades since new treatment options have been approved for this disease. Although recent advances in cancer treatments have focused ...

Medical research

Lung tumors hijack metabolic processes in the liver, study finds

University of California, Irvine scientists who study how circadian rhythms—our own body clocks—control liver function have discovered that cancerous lung tumors can hijack this process and profoundly alter metabolism.

Oncology & Cancer

Lung inflammation contributes to metastasis

Pre-existing inflammation in the lungs may increase the risk that cancers beginning elsewhere will spread to that organ, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Experts 'amazed' by tapeworm that spread tumors to man

Stunned scientists described on Wednesday the first known case of a man infected with tumors by a common parasitic tapeworm, raising concern about more such infections that may go undetected.

Oncology & Cancer

Doctors often overtreat with radiation in late-stage lung cancer

Almost half of patients with advanced lung cancer receive more than the recommended number of radiation treatments to reduce their pain, according to a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

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