She had never smoked, but got lung cancer. To meet her first grandchild, she turned to a cutting-edge option
Allison Ciaccio had a respiratory illness that wouldn't go away. Repeated follow-ups found Stage I lung cancer.
Woman who never smoked diagnosed with lung cancer at 34 amid rise in cases: ‘I was shocked’
Yovana Portillo felt stunned that she had lung cancer because she never smoked. But she hopes people realize that lung cancer can happen to anyone.
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In Lung Cancer, Novel Preoperative Biomarkers Predict Recurrence Risk
Using preoperative chest CT scans, researchers identified novel preoperative biomarkers for lung cancer recurrence ...
Woman, 41, has been diagnosed with 7 different types of cancer: ‘It sucks but I’m here’
Lainie Jones has Li-Fraumeni syndrome, which makes her predisposed to having cancer. She's undergoing treatment for ...
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Scientists develop scans that light up aggressive cancer tumors for better treatment
Typically, patients with lung cancer will be started on a treatment plan—such as chemotherapy—and then wait 12 weeks to have a CT or PET scan to see whether the treatment has shrunk the tumor ...
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Why Are Lungs A Common Target For Cancer Spread? An Oncologist Explains
Cancer a life-threatening disease can spread or metastasise from its original location to other parts of the body The lungs ...
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Research suggests comprehensive CT scans may help identify atherosclerosis among lung cancer patients
Several cardiovascular risk factors, such as advanced age and smoking history, are prevalent among lung cancer patients at the time of the diagnosis and increase their risk of future heart disease, ...
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'Saved by the Scan' urges people to get lung cancer screening to prevent death
LAUNCHING THIS NEW AD CAMPAIGN CALLED SAVED BY THE SCAN. URGING ALL ELIGIBLE PEOPLE TO GET SCREENED FOR LUNG CANCER. IT TRULY COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE IF THEY ARE A SMOKER. BETWEEN 1580 YEARS OLD.
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Deep learning model helps detect lung tumors on CT scans
Accurate detection and segmentation of lung tumors on CT scans is critical for monitoring cancer progression, evaluating treatment responses and planning radiation therapy. Currently, experienced ...