Diagnosis & Treatment Blogs
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Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is one of the two major types of lung cancer. It differs from the other major type of lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), in a number of
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Adding Color and Comfort to your Holiday Meal for Cancer Patients
While holidays are a joyful time for many, for lung cancer patients who are undergoing or have recently completed treatment, the holidays can often be more of a challenging time
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An interview with one of the creators of Ina®, your personal, “Intelligent Nutrition Assistant"
Why is nutrition important to cancer patients? Nutrition is important for lung cancer patients because it can help patients stay strong before, during, and after cancer treatment
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Developing the First Vaccine for Treating ALK-Positive Lung Cancer
Approximately 5% of non-small cell lung cancer patients have tumors resulting from the fusion of the ALK gene with another gene (usually EML4). While there are a number of tyrosine
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Creating a New Model for Patient-Pathologist Consultations
Lija Joseph, MD, @lijjoseph explains her role as a pathologist who runs a novel patient-pathologist consultation program at Lowell General Hospital in Lowell, Massachusetts, as
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An Oncologist's Perspective on Comprehensive Biomarker Testing
Precision medicine is defined as biomarker-driven care, which includes both targeted therapies and immunotherapies, as well as treatments in which a biomarker or lack of biomarker
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A Patient's Perspective on Comprehensive Biomarker Testing and Clinical Trials
One of the most important steps that someone with advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can do for their care is have comprehensive biomarker testing at diagnosis and
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The Benefit of Early Detection
I am a survivor. My story is one of early detection. My story could be very different if not for that. In 2015, I had a pulmonary embolism. A CT scan of the embolism showed that
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Dealing with Taste Changes During Lung Cancer Treatment
Taste alterations and aversions can be a common side effect from certain lung cancer chemotherapy drugs. When food does not taste the way you expect it to (or it has a bad taste
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The Role of Molecular Pathologists in Lung Cancer Treatment: Q&A with Dr. Dara Aisner, MD, PhD
Comprehensive biomarker testing is the first step for advanced-stage NSCLC patients to secure personalized and specific information about their cancer to guide critical decisions
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Lung Cancer and Nutrition Q&A
When you are navigating a lung cancer diagnosis, nutrition can be an important part of your journey. Eating a well-balanced diet before, during & after treatment, can help you feel -
Identifying Predictors for Immunotherapy Toxicities
In recent years, immunotherapy, a treatment that enhances the body’s own immune cancer-fighting response, has been shown to be a very promising treatment option. Immunotherapy has