“Lung cancer is a disease where uncontrolled cell growth occurs in the lung leading to tumours,” explains Dr Jenny Messenger, ...

There are two main types of lung cancer: non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Several subtypes exist within these categories, and there are a few other ...

Heather Khalifa for the NY Post Mucinous adenocarcinoma is a rare type of cancer ... and lung. DNA mutations cause abnormal cell growth, resulting in a tumor surrounded by lots of mucus.

The importance of precision therapeutics will be an overarching theme spotlighted during the upcoming 26th Annual International Lung Cancer Congress®. Developing treatment strategies to identify the ...

Symptoms of the disease often don't appear until the cancer has spread through the lungs or into other parts of the body, ...

People with COPD who had persistent airway-clogging mucus plugs over a five-year period had a faster decline in lung function than those who didn't have the plugs. The study points toward ...

People with COPD who had persistent airway-clogging mucus plugs over a five-year period had a faster decline in lung function than those who didn't have the plugs. The study points toward ...

“If the mucus plugs resolve, the patients have a slower lung function decline than those who have a persisting block.” Senior author Alejandro Diaz, MD, MPH, of the BWH Division of Pulmonary ...

Objectives To examine the accuracy and impact of artificial intelligence (AI) software assistance in lung cancer screening using CT. Methods A systematic review of CE-marked, AI-based software for ...

A German woman has a new lease on life after a novel approach to double-lung transplantation rid her of a deadly cancer. Cornelia Tischmacher, an art dealer and historian from Berlin, was ...

“I’m a glass half full. I am positive and optimistic and if we’re fighting, I’m going to be the healthiest lung cancer patient they’ve ever had,” Duhamel encouragingly said.