Lung-Cancer
Lung cancer primarily affects the lungs, which are responsible for respiration. It is predominantly caused by smoking, although non-smokers can also develop it due to exposure to secondhand smoke, radon gas, or other environmental factors. Symptoms and signs of lung cancer may include a persistent cough, hemoptysis or coughing blood, breathing problems, chest pain, and unexplained weight loss. Lung cancer is often categorized into two main types: small cell lung cancer, which is less common and usually associated with heavy smoking, and non-small cell lung cancer, which encompasses several types of lung cancers. Treatment varies and is based on the histological type and stage of cancer. It includes surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or a combination of these treatments. Early detection through screening can significantly improve prognosis.
Lung-Cancer
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Lung Cancer Diagnosis via Inhalable Nanoparticles
Overview The Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed an innovative lung cancer diagnostic technique that uses inhalable nanoparticle sensors, detectable through a simple urine test. This method, aimed at replacing or supplementing traditional CT scans, is…
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Guidelines: Lung Cancer Screening Guideline Update from American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has updated its 2013 lung cancer screening (LCS) guideline for adults at high risk for lung cancer, particularly due to a history of smoking. The ACS now recommends annual LCS with low-dose…
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Sybil, a machine-learning model for lung cancer risk assessment
Researchers at MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health, Mass General Cancer Center, and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital have developed an artificial intelligence tool named Sybil for lung cancer risk assessment. Sybil analyzes low-dose…
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Computer simulations help understand lung cancer drug resistance
Scientists from the Universities of Bristol and Parma, Italy, have used computer simulations to understand drug resistance to osimertinib. Findings of this study are published in journal Chemical Science. Osimertinib works by binding to epidermal growth factor…
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Using ribosomal protein expression patterns as cancer biomarker
A research team at the University of Basel’s Biozentrum has investigated the expression of ribosomal proteins in a wide range of human tissues including tumors and discovered a cancer type specific signature. The study is reported in journal Genome Biology.…
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Piperlongumine, chemical from Indian pepper plant inhibits enzyme in cancer cells
UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists have uncovered the chemical process behind anti-cancer properties of a spicy Indian pepper plant called the long pepper, whose suspected medicinal properties date back thousands of years. The study is published in…
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New lung cancer biomarker Protein PD-1 for predicting survival
The biomarker PD-1, a protein, could potentially be used to predict survival or disease-free survival of lung cancer patients who have had the tumor surgically removed. This is substantiated by the results of a study conducted under…
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Liquid biopsies for lung cancer could predict best treatment
A blood test could predict how well small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients will respond to treatment, according to new research published in Nature Medicine today. Scientists, based at the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute at The University…
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Synthetic binding protein called "NS1 Monobody" found to inhibit common cancer causing (RAS) mutation
Monobody NS1 binds to H-RAS or K-RAS protein and blocksRAS function by disrupting the protein’s ability to form active molecular pairs. Credit: John P. O’Bryan, et al. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a new…
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Synthetic binding protein called “NS1 Monobody” found to inhibit common cancer causing (RAS) mutation
Monobody NS1 binds to H-RAS or K-RAS protein and blocksRAS function by disrupting the protein’s ability to form active molecular pairs. Credit: John P. O’Bryan, et al. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a new…
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