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fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

This drug that lights up cancer cells under infrared light is making tumor removal more precise for surgeons

Cytalux-administered via IV up to nine hours before surgery for ovarian cancer and up to 24 hours before surgery for lung cancer-works by attaching molecules of highly fluorescent, but harmless, dye to receptors that bring folate into cells. Because folate, a nutrient found in leafy greens and citrus fruits, supports cell growth and division-and cancer cells are always growing and dividing-folate receptors are often over-expressed in tumors.
Medicine
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

People Who Don't Smoke Are Getting Lung Cancer in Scary Numbers

"For me to get a cancer diagnosis was a big shock. And then to have a lung cancer diagnosis was very puzzling for me," Katie Hulan, a 37-year-old tech worker told the news agency.
Environment
Television
fromABC7 Los Angeles
4 weeks ago

Tristan Rogers, longtime 'General Hospital' actor, dies at 79 after battle with lung cancer

Tristan Rogers, famous for portraying Robert Scorpio on "General Hospital," has died at 79 after battling lung cancer.
Cancer
fromNews Center
1 month ago

Boosting Treatments Against Aggressive Lung Cancer - News Center

NOTCH1 gene may improve immune response and survival in small cell lung cancer patients.
Public health
fromScienceDaily
1 month ago

Breakthrough lung cancer treatment supercharges immune cells with mitochondria

Transplanting healthy mitochondria into tumors enhances lung cancer treatment, boosting immune response and chemotherapy effectiveness.
Health
fromFast Company
2 months ago

New AI outlines lung tumors better and faster than doctors, study finds

A new AI tool, iSeg, enhances lung cancer tumor segmentation and treatment precision using 3D imagery.
fromSun Sentinel
2 months ago

A Father's Day gift: Great-grandfather beats lung cancer with help of robots

Dr. Stephen Milan highlighted the significance of early detection, saying: "An ION robotic bronchoscopy allows me to go after nodules that are less than a centimeter in size. That is where survivorship is best, because you are catching cancer at the earliest possible stage."
Alternative medicine
Cancer
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

Experimental drug fights lung cancer in nonsmokers: I feel like I did when I was healthy'

Lung cancer is increasingly diagnosed in non-smokers, particularly women, presenting new medical challenges.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
4 months ago

Cancer survivors and patients push for state policy change in Albany, honor Brooklyn pol * Brooklyn Paper

Cancer Action Day empowers advocates to influence state policies impacting cancer care and support for patients and survivors.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
4 months ago

Jed the Fish, KROQ DJ whose taste in music helped shape the 1980s and '90s, dies at 69

KROQ DJ Jed the Fish passed away at 69, leaving behind a legacy of influence on music culture.
Cancer
fromNews Center
4 months ago

Leading Precision Medicine Expert, Mohamed Abazeed, MD, PhD, Named Chair of Radiation Oncology - News Center

Mohamed Abazeed has been appointed chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, effective April 15, bringing expertise in precision cancer therapy.
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