Today marks two years since WTOP’s Neal Augenstein was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer. He reflects on where he’s been in ...

Two kinase inhibitors have been recommended by the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.

This study investigated patients with primary lung cancer who received PET/CT scan, a medical imaging test, and subsequently ...

Immunotherapy has dramatically improved the treatment outcomes of primary lung cancer; however, it sometimes causes a serious ...

But a lot of work remains to get eligible people screened for lung cancer and expand affordable access to the targeted treatments that can be accomplished with biomarker testing. Close to 235,000 ...

Using AI, the lung region without cancer on PET/CT images (green-colored region, called noncancerous lung) is automatically extracted. Then, the degree of inflammation within the extracted lung ...

A biopsy of sputum cultures or cultures that are taken from deeper in the lungs may be necessary. Biopsies can be done through bronchoscopy—a procedure that involves inserting a narrow tube or scope ...

Shoulder blade pain is a sign of lung cancer in some people. Lung cancer may be especially be suspected if you also have other symptoms of lung cancer or your shoulder pain worsens at night. With that ...

This puts extra pressure on the right side of the heart, forcing it to work harder to pump blood into the lungs. Over time, this added strain can weaken the heart and may even lead to heart failure.

Associate professor Satoshi Watanabe and his teams from Niigata University have revealed that PET/CT image analysis using artificial intelligence (AI) can predict the occurrence of interstitial lung ...

It's a breath of fresh air not having to deal with a stressful appointment. But Gus still doesn't make it easy on the vet. He ...

Immunotherapy has dramatically improved the treatment outcomes of primary lung cancer; however, it sometimes causes a serious ...