An estimated over 235,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2022. Fewer than 1 in 7 lung cancer patients will be diagnosed in the earliest stage when the disease is most treatable. Know these
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A new and exciting way to identify biomarkers, liquid biopsies are a type of blood tests. In the past, some lung cancer patients could not take advantage of the latest discoveries in personalized medicine because there was not enough
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Looking for information about lung cancer? Lung cancer begins in normal lung cells that have been altered in such a way that they no longer behave like a normal cell. These abnormal cells grow in an uncontrolled fashion, causing
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Combination Therapy for lung cancer treatment is one of the latest, most exciting advances in lung cancer research. Studies of patients being treated with combination therapy show increase in the overall survival rate for lung cancer patients. Combination therapy
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Lung cancer is the second most common form of cancer next to breast cancer. However, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the U.S., surpassing breast cancer in 1987. In fact, over the past
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Biomarker (or Genomic Diagnostic) testing is key in today’s world of precision medicine. Lung cancer biomarker testing is also known as tumor testing, genetic mutation testing, next generation sequencing (NGS) or genomic testing. It looks for changes in the
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As with other cancer types, detecting lung cancer early increases both the chance of survival and the number of treatment options available to patients. The US Preventive Services Task Force has issued new guidelines outlining criteria for lung cancer
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Trilaciclib is a first-of-its-kind prescription medicine that protects against the damage caused to bone marrow cells during chemotherapy. Since bone marrow cells form red and white blood cells, trilaciclib helps patients undergoing chemotherapy by reducing the side effects that
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Targeted therapies are a form of personalized medicine that is bringing great hope to lung cancer patients. Targeted therapies have been found to have great benefit and fewer side effects while giving lung cancer patients more options for treatment.
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Understanding Your Lung Cancer Diagnosis Life after a lung cancer diagnosis may feel like a blur. Some patients express feeling bombarded with so much information that they aren’t sure where or how to start navigating through the meaning and
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