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February 4, 2024

World Cancer Day 2024: A complete guide to understanding and participating

World Cancer Day is celebrated in countries around the world in order to bring awareness and to advocate for effective treatment of the deadly disease.

November 29, 2023

AI model could help predict lung cancer risks in non-smokers, study finds: ‘Significant advancement’

Among the latest artificial intelligence innovations for health care, a routine chest X-ray could help identify non-smokers who are at a high risk for lung cancer, new research indicates.

November 9, 2023

Lung cancer pill shows 'earth-shattering' results in 5-year study: 'An optimistic time'

Many lung cancer patients now have access to a potentially life-saving new medication called Tagrisso. A surgeon from Hackensack Meridian and a patient share their experiences with the drug.

November 2, 2023

Should you be screened for lung cancer based on new guidelines for high-risk patients?

The American Cancer Society (ACS) has announced new guidelines for lung cancer screenings. Find out if you're part of the high-risk group that should get screened each year.

October 9, 2023

Cancer screenings: Here are 5 types and critical information to know about each

Since screening methods vary for different types of cancer, Dr. Paunel Vukasinov, an internal medicine specialist at Medical Offices of Manhattan in New York City, breaks down each of these five.

August 8, 2023

Following decades of delay, US agency adopts strict rules to slow rise of 'black lung' among miners

A U.S. agency has finally adopted new regulations to prevent premature deaths among minors who get pneumoconiosis by inhaling poisonous dust when digging through rocks.

July 29, 2023

Errors in disease diagnosis lead to nearly 800,000 deaths, disabilities in US each year: study

An estimated 795,000 Americans become disabled or die each year due to a misdiagnosis, a new study found. Johns Hopkins researcher Dr. David Newman-Toker breaks down the findings.

June 8, 2023

Carboplatin, cisplatin drug shortages impacting treatment of US cancer patients: ‘Unacceptable situation’

A shortage of two drugs doctors commonly use to treat cancer, carboplatin and cisplatin, is forcing the medical community to seek alternative treatments.

June 7, 2023

Two new cancer pills show ‘unprecedented’ results in boosting survival rates and preventing recurrence

Potentially “practice-changing" new breast and lung cancer treatments were announced at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting this week in Chicago. Here are details.

April 12, 2023

AI model Sybil can predict lung cancer risk in patients, study says

An artificial intelligence model developed by researchers in Massachusetts and Taiwan was able to accurately predict an individual's future risk of lung cancer.