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 a preclinical study published in Cancer Research, researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have ...

Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will present new data at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) 2025 Annual Meeting demonstrating that stereotactic body ...

In a preclinical study published today in Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, ...

Individualized stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) based on lung tumor volume, location, and histology yielded high local control and low toxic effects, according to findings from a phase 2 ...

The Stanford School of Medicine unveiled a novel machine on Tuesday that treats cancer patients with a high degree of ...

Schematic illustration of the proposed gut–lung axis mechanism underlying berberine-mediated protection against radiation-induced lung injury. Thoracic irradiation disrupts lung tissue homeostasis and ...

Lung cancer causes abnormal cells to grow in your lungs. You are at higher risk for lung cancer if you are a current smoker or have smoked regularly in the past. But anyone can get lung cancer. In ...