In a study of nearly 1,000 consecutive patients treated for lung cancer at Northwestern Medicine, researchers discovered only ...

Ionizing radiation is a form of energy released by atoms in the form of electromagnetic waves such as gamma, x-rays or particles such as neutrons, beta or alpha. The disintegration of atoms is called ...

aDepartment of Radiation Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Diagnosis and Therapy, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research ...

Background: Post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis (PCPF) is a significant long-term complication in survivors of COVID-19. In this study, we aimed to identify clinical risk factors for PCPF and evaluate ...

The burden of atherosclerosis may have prognostic implications for patients affected by venous thromboembolism (VTE). We aimed to assess the association of the presence and extent of atherosclerotic ...

Blocking caspase-9 — an enzyme involved in programmed cell death, or apoptosis — may halt or reverse tissue scarring in pulmonary fibrosis (PF), according to a new preclinical study. Researchers found ...

Water is essential to life. As UC Davis Health notes, it’s “vital to our health. It plays a key role in many of our body’s functions, including bringing nutrients to cells, getting rid of wastes, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Cancer treatments are always evolving, with new medications and regimens. A trial currently underway here could clear the way for a big change in treating early-stage breast ...