metastasis

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015

Lung Tumors’ Spread Limited by Patrolling Monocytes in Study

Lung Cancer, News

The immune system has safeguarding mechanisms that identify and degrade harmful cells and cellular debris. Patrolling monocytes, a subpopulation of circulating white blood cells, is one type of immune cell serving as ... Read more

October 16, 2015October 16, 2015

Researchers Find that Lung Cancer Patients with Brain Metastases and Rare Genetic Mutations Have Extended Survival

Lung Cancer, News

A study published in Journal of Clinical Oncology entitled “Extended Survival and Prognostic Factors for Patients With ALK-Rearranged Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Brain Metastasis,” finds that patients with lung cancer associated ... Read more

February 27, 2015February 27, 2015

Researchers Recommend Additional PET/CT Scans in Lung Cancer Follow Up

Lung Cancer, News

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland recently evaluated the importance of performing follow-up positron emission tomography/computed tomography ... Read more