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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 ...

How to Enroll in a Virtual Home Assessment Program. There are two ways for individuals to enroll in a virtual home assessment program: Agency Referral – Organizations and clinics serving clients, ...

Los Angeles-based actor Jodi Long has joined the cast of Becky and Her Lung Transplant, at the 7th Annual Durango PlayFest. See who else is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

BUCKS COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- After decades of his lungs struggling, this Bucks County man has received a breath of fresh air. "I've always been on oxygen my whole life. Going to school ...

A. Factors where recalculation/resetting of the FEV 1 reference value may be valid (if FEV 1 remains stable for at least 6 months): 1. decreasing lung function as a result of the normal aging process ...

In a study published by The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, patients who underwent lung surgery for oligometastatic disease had a median overall survival of 55.2 months versus 23.4 ...

Virtual surgery on 3D skulls These models are helping surgeons to perform ‘virtual surgery’ on the skulls of individual patients. This allows them to mimic different surgical approaches and their ...

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon. Acute cellular rejection of transplanted lung allografts involves activated cytotoxic T cells and reduced Regulatory T (Treg) cell ...

The trial enrolled 358 patients globally who were diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at a stage where it could be removed by surgery. This latest update from the trial found that ...

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy before surgery for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer—the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide—improved long-term survival overall compared with ...

Adding immunotherapy to chemotherapy before surgery for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide — improved long-term survival ...