Diagnosis & Treatment Blogs

For World Cancer Day this year, the Union for International Cancer Control presents the #CloseTheCareGap initiative. February 4, 2023 will be a day focused on promoting equity in

While targeted therapies have emerged in the past decade to improve treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with some types of driver mutations (such as EGFR and ALK), lung

On June 1st, 2022, LUNGevity Foundation hosted a Facebook Live to discuss our manuscript titled “ The 2021 Global Lung Cancer Therapy Landscape” published in the Journal of

Palliative care, or supportive care, often misunderstood as only end-of-life care, improves patients' quality of life while undergoing treatment. The goal of palliative care is to

For people with lung cancer, one of the first steps in navigating their diagnosis comes from understanding what their lung cancer stage means for the future of their treatment.

On February 10, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a National Coverage Decision to expand reimbursement for lung cancer screening with low-density

Personalized medicine, in which the molecular profile of each patient’s tumor helps customize the course of treatment, has been useful in treating many types of cancer, including

Historically, surgery has been the most effective treatment for patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). While technological improvements, such as the

Some people with lung cancer have reduced lung function from their cancer or their treatments, like surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. People with diminished lung functional

This article is intended to be used for informational purposes and not to be taken as medical advice. The piece was reviewed for accuracy by Dr. Richard Dunne, MD, medical

53 days after Julie Jones had video assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) to remove the lower lobe of her right lung, Julie ran a half marathon. Even more impressive, she finished only

According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 70% of lung cancer patients are initially diagnosed with advanced-stage disease, which is more difficult to treat than