Lung cancer immunotherapy treatment
Potential marker for success of immunotherapy in the treatment of lung cancer: Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers, and treatment options...
Tag: lung cancer
Face to face appointments preferred over virtual
Lung cancer patients are more likely to worry about receiving bad news if offered a virtual (video or telephone) appointment, says a new report published...
Life saving ‘pre-hab’ service for lung cancer patients
Consultants at Barts Health have trialled a potentially lifesaving 'pre-hab' programme to help patients become physically fit so that they can safely undergo lung cancer...
Paul Cosford – I still hope for a cure for my cancer
I still hope for a cure for my cancer. I know it is unlikely, having had tumours identified in both lungs and my liver. No...
Intolerable variations in lung cancer care
Variations in lung cancer care ‘cannot be tolerated’ and many people face ‘unwarranted’ delays in treatment, says a new report published this week by the...
Fewer children buying cigarettes in shops
Removing displays of tobacco products from shops may have reduced the proportion of children buying cigarettes by 17 per cent, according to new research from...
My incurable lung cancer by PHE director
I'm happy to be open about the fact that I have incurable lung cancer and I'm also the medical director of Public Health England. I...
Lung disease should be prioritised
Every five minutes in the UK, one person dies from lung disease, a statistic that underlines the massive impact of conditions such as COPD, chronic...
Cure for IPF – a real hope
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a devastating disease which occurs when tissue deep inside the lungs becomes thick and scarred. This scarring, known a fibrosis, makes...
The health benefits of taxing tobacco
Cancer of all types is a growing cause of disease in low and middle-income countries and smoking tobacco is a major contributing factor to many...
