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Pfizer drug extends life for patients with rare lung cancer usually seen in nonsmokers
NBC Universal via AOL· 5 days agoPfizer’s lung cancer drug Lorbrena can extend life for patients with a rare form of the disease for...
Lung Cancer Was a Death Sentence. Now Drugs Are Saving Lives.
The Wall Street Journal· 3 days agoMore patients can fend off the disease for months or years with targeted or immune-boosting drugs,...
New lung cancer pill could ‘stop disease in its tracks’
Daily Telegraph· 5 days agoPatients with an incurable form of lung cancer could lead normal lives by taking a daily pill that...
What To Know About Personalized mRNA Cancer Vaccines After Promising Trials From Moderna And Merck
Forbes· 19 hours agoCancer vaccines are finally showing promise as Moderna and Merck touted promising data on an...
A shot in the arm that can help fight cancer? How vaccine trials are showing promise.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoHer first patients were vaccinated about a year ago and are still making an immune response,...
Cancer patients often do better with less intensive treatment, research shows
NBC NEWS· 1 day agoScaling back treatment for three kinds of cancer can make life easier for patients without...
Phase III trial shows lorlatinib highly effective against ALK-positive non–small cell lung cancer
Medical Xpress· 8 hours agoA large team of medical researchers and doctors has found via phase III clinical trial that the ALK inhibitor lorlatinib is highly effective for treating non–small cell < ...
New pathways for treating never-smoker lung cancer revealed
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoThe primary cause of lung cancer is smoking. However, the incidence of lung cancer among never-smokers has been steadily increasing, especially among women.
Hypoxemia due to sleep apnea is associated with risk of lung cancer reoccurrence
Medical Xpress· 8 hours agoResults show that a 4% oxygen desaturation index of more than 15 and time spent in desaturation...
Colon cancer: Symptoms, causes and treatment
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhen my father was diagnosed with colon cancer, he didn’t have any symptoms. It was luck that led him to the doctor’s office for the screening that saved...