Frontline: Surgery to remove the tumor is often considered, sometimes followed by chemotherapy or radiation to reduce ...

This fact sheet explains how lung cancer is staged, and what each stage means. Lung cancer staging can be complex, but this fact sheet is intended for patient education. Our easy-to-read fact sheets ...

Cancer is still the most common cause of death for men in the US ages 60 to 79 and women ages 40 to 79. For all adults combined, cancer is the second most common cause of death (after heart disease).

“Lung cancer, though common and serious, still has many misconceptions,” says Ian Bostock, MD, a thoracic surgeon at Miami Cancer Institute in Florida. “Clearing these myths helps patients and ...

Despite a significant 48.8% objective response rate and breakthrough therapy status, this regulatory shift reverses years of ...

CLEVELAND — The traditional profile of a lung cancer patient—an older male smoker—no longer reflects the reality of who is being diagnosed with the disease today. Nearly 20% of new lung cancer ...