Radiation therapy is a treatment that uses high-energy rays, like X-rays, gamma rays or protons, to target and destroy cancer cells. It works by damaging the DNA of cancer cells, preventing them from ...

Radiation therapy targets lung cancer at all stages, damaging tumor cell DNA to inhibit growth and division. Palliative radiation focuses on symptom relief in polymetastatic disease, using shorter, ...

In radiation therapy, precision can save lives. Oncologists must carefully map the size and location of a tumor before delivering high-dose radiation to destroy cancer cells while sparing healthy ...

The panel discusses the full multidisciplinary team required to optimize outcomes for patients with ROS1-positive advanced ...

In new research, a team led by University of Cincinnati researchers has identified a potential new way to make radiation more effective and improve outcomes for patients with lung cancer that has ...

A new study led by investigators from Mass General Brigham trialed stereotactic (targeted) brain-directed radiation in 100 patients with small cell lung cancer and brain metastases, finding they ...

More than 50 million Americans, and almost 70% of all U.S. counties, have no radiation oncology providers and millions more ...

A landmark Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA suggests lung transplantation can significantly extend survival in ...

Lung cancer patients hadn't been seen as candidates for organ transplant. Now a study finds patients did well.

Northwestern doctors hope a new study will be a gamechanger when it comes to transplants for people with advanced lung cancer ...