Radiation therapy, once thought of mainly as a local cancer treatment, is now showing power to awaken the immune system in surprising ways. Researchers discovered that combining radiation with ...

Clinically, the results suggest that radiation therapy can help overcome immunotherapy resistance in certain patients.

Researchers pinpoint what happens on a cellular and molecular level over time when the cancer is treated with either ...

Radiation Therapy for Small Cell Lung Cancer. American Cancer Society. January 29, 2024. Lung Cancer Symptoms. Johns Hopkins Medicine. Association of Mental Health Treatment With Outcomes for US ...

Many people with lung cancer have radiation therapy alone or along with other treatments. It is painless and noninvasive, and each treatment lasts only minutes. Radiation therapy may be used: To cure ...

In one study, the risk of dying from lung cancer after radiation treatment for breast cancer was 4% for long-term smokers compared to 0.3% in nonsmokers. Like radiation therapy, ...

The combination therapy that your doctor might recommend for you partly depends on which type of lung cancer you have. There are two main types: Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

A stage-four cancer diagnosis once sounded like the end of the road – after all, there is no stage five. When Joe Biden’s ...

These pictures show treatment for lung cancer. The colored areas get radiation. The black, gray and white areas do not. With proton therapy (left), less healthy tissue is exposed to radiation. With ...

Spotting lung cancer early can significantly enhance treatment success and survival rates. By staying informed about the symptoms, seeking timely diagnostic tests, and adopting preventive measures, ...

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, July 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy to treat cancer might be a double-edged sword that increases the risk posed by other malignant tumors, a ...

This enhanced "self-eating" process of autophagy makes lung cancer cells more sensitive to radiation treatment. Using animal models of lung cancer brain metastases, the team found AM-101 makes ...