Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high-energy rays, like X-rays, gamma rays or protons, to target and destroy cancer cells. It works by damaging the DNA of cancer cells, preventing them from ...
Radiation therapy targets lung cancer at all stages, damaging tumor cell DNA to inhibit growth and division. Palliative radiation focuses on symptom relief in polymetastatic disease, using shorter, ...
Radiation therapy is a cornerstone of lung cancer treatment. But even when delivered with precision, radiation can damage healthy lung tissue. "Try as we might, when we deliver radiation to a cancer, ...
Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will present new data at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2025 Annual Meeting demonstrating that stereotactic body ...
In recent decades, lung cancer treatment has been transformed—new surgeries, new radiation techniques, and dramatically ...
Feasibility and Acceptability of Collecting Passive Smartphone Data for Potential Use in Digital Phenotyping Among Family Caregivers and Patients With Advanced Cancer Patients with locally advanced ...
Radiation therapy remains one of the most important tools for treating cancer, but experts say patients receiving radiation ...
February 2026 coverage highlighted combination EGFR therapy guidance, chemo-free treatment options, biomarker testing and ...
Immunotherapy given during and after chemoradiation did not improve survival for study participants with limited-stage, small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) according to the results of an international ...
“Lung cancer, though common and serious, still has many misconceptions,” says Ian Bostock, MD, a thoracic surgeon at Miami Cancer Institute in Florida. “Clearing these myths helps patients and ...
It can be surprising to learn that lung cancer can develop in people who have never smoked. In fact, up to 20% of lung ...