Brittney Nichols discussed the emotional and physical side effects of lung cancer treatment, as well as feelings of isolation in newly diagnosed patients. Brittney Nichols, registered nurse and senior ...

Diarrhea is not a common direct symptom of lung cancer itself, but it can occur in advanced stages due to the cancer’s impact on the immune system. The primary reason lung cancer patients experience ...

A growing number of lung cancer patients are finding renewed hope through proton therapy, a treatment that delivers highly targeted radiation with fewer side effects than traditional methods. One ...

Targeted therapies have changed non-small cell lung cancer care, but new side effects, like weight gain, are emerging, says Dr. Lorenzo Belluomini. In recent years, targeted therapies have transformed ...

Chemotherapy uses medicines to kill fast-growing cells (like cancer cells) or to keep them from dividing (which is how cancers grow). It is a systemic treatment. This means the medicines will travel ...

Most lung cancers aren’t diagnosed until you’re older. In fact, on average, lung cancer shows up around the age of 70. The most common type is non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which grows from the ...

A research team has developed a nanobody-based technology that can precisely identify and attack only lung cancer cells, opening new possibilities for cancer therapy. This breakthrough addresses the ...

The FDA approved Keytruda for NSCLC based on several clinical trials. Keytruda was studied in people whose NSCLC had spread to other parts of the body (metastatic) and who had received no prior ...