Clinical

Anxiety is a common feeling among people with cancer and cancer survivors. In fact, about half of cancer survivors deal with ongoing anxiety. Some people have so much anxiety that...

Lung cancer is a disease affected by many factors, including biological ones. It is currently the leading cause of cancer death across the world. It is often an illness with...

A host of bacteria and other microscopic organisms live in your body. This natural community of tiny organisms is called the microbiome. Research has shown that a balanced and diverse...

Diagnosis and treatment are improving for people with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Targeted therapies are at the forefront of this progress. They are a form of “personalized” medicine.Targeted therapy...

We all have goals that we want to accomplish in our lives. When you have been diagnosed with cancer, your goals can shift as you focus on controlling the disease...

A change in the appearance of the fingernails or toenails can be a sign of serious illness. One such change is called clubbing. Clubbing can be a sign that something...

Chemotherapy (chemo) can be a life-saving treatment, but it also can come with serious side effects. Hearing loss is a potential side effect of some chemo drugs, most commonly platinum-based...

Many kinds of cancer can metastasize (spread to other parts of the body). These new cancer sites are called metastases. Depending on the type of cancer, metastases can be far...

Libtayo® (cemiplimab-rwlc) is a drug used to treat some forms of lung cancer. It works with the immune system to attack cancer cells. Certain cancer cells have large amounts of...

Brachytherapy and stereotactic ablative brachytherapy (SABT) are 2 types of radiation therapy used to treat lung cancer. Radiation therapy aims high-energy rays at cancer cells to destroy them. Brachytherapy may...

Experts know that both lung cancer and depression are linked to changes and inflammation in the immune system. In a 2023 study, a research team at the University of Ohio...

About 5 percent of all lung cancers are ALK-positive. And about 30 percent of lung cancers in people diagnosed under age 40 are ALK-positive. People who develop ALK-positive lung cancer...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. This is partly because lung cancer is often found in later stages. It also can look like many other illnesses...

Bacteria play an important role in a person's immune system. Today, scientists are looking at ways to use bacteria to treat cancer and other illnesses. One research team at Columbia...

More people may know of chemotherapy or "chemo" as a cancer treatment. But immunotherapy as a cancer treatment is gaining traction, and for good reason. Immunotherapy is a promising advancement...

Cancers that affect people between the ages of 15 and 39 are often called adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancers. This age group makes up about 5 percent of people...

For many people, cancer is the worst fear of all. The word "cancer" often leads people to imagine hair loss, chemotherapy, nausea, and other physical symptoms. However, the physical symptoms...

When you have lung cancer, chemo dehydration is normal. Paying attention to the signs from your body that you're feeling more thirsty than usual is very important. However, getting enough...

Getting a lung cancer diagnosis can be scary and surprising, especially when it comes along with a confusing pathology report. The words used by your doctor may not make any...

Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a form of radiation therapy that helps kill tumors. Radiation is a form of energy that can be used safely at low doses. For...