Higher-than-usual doses of radiation in the treatment of inoperable lung cancer can be safely combined with immunotherapy without increasing the risk of severe lung inflammation (pneumonitis). This is ...

Early hydrocortisone treatment of extremely premature babies increases their chances of survival without lung disease, according to a study led by Linköping University. The study also shows that the ...

Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy showed safe navigation in significant number of most patients with peripheral pulmonary lesions needing a bronchoscopic diagnosis, with a diagnostic yield of 61.6% and ...

Robotic-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS) was safe in patients aged 80 years or older with lung cancer and demonstrated comparable postoperative outcomes to younger patients, a retrospective study ...

CT screening for lung cancer could save countless lives, but low participation rates have led to some eyebrow-raising proposals. Molecular methods, touted by those with a vested interest, promise to ...

So-called low-intensity blood stem cell transplants, which use milder conditioning agents than standard stem cell transplants, do not appear to damage the lungs and may help improve lung function in ...

Lung cancer has till recently, been associated by older adults who are chronic smokers, but recent statistics indicate a concerning increase in young adult cases among non-smokers. The increasing ...