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lung cancer

New drugs may be big advance in lung cancer care

A combination approach marks improvement in response, progression-free survival and overall survival in lung cancer patients.

Study: Nicotine in e-cigarettes might cause cancers

Findings could spur public policies to require lower nicotine levels in tobacco cigarettes and increase regulation of e-cigarettes.

Patient Story

‘They helped me dance again’

Reflexology helps a four-time cancer survivor dance at his son's wedding.

Patient Story

An unexpected blessing

An artist balances the challenges of chemotherapy with the excitement of her first entry in ArtPrize.

Patient Story

‘Extraordinarily gratifying’

A new study finds cancer death rates in the U.S. dropped 20 percent.

Patient Story

‘There’s nothing more they can do’

Despite a terminal diagnosis, a new airway stent program extends Dwayne Scheidel's life.

Patient Story

‘Life’s not done until it’s done’

Cancer patient Steve Johnson says that moments are everything. He wants to spend whatever time he has left helping others.

Better lung cancer survival? There’s an app for that

Study found tracking symptoms, alerting doctors to trouble led to longevity.

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‘We’re just continuing to fight it’

Embroiled in a war with mesothelioma, Jim Phillips is armed to the hilt—with tenacity, strength and optimism.

Regular exercise may boost prostate cancer survival

Study finds that the most active men had the best outcomes.

Coming attractions: liquid biopsies

A simple blood test could help doctors fight cancer more effectively by knowing the enemy.

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Living with cancer … for five days

Early lung cancer detection may have saved Kathleen Yeomans' life.