Tag: Lung
7 symptoms suggestive of lung cancer in women
In 10 years, lung cancer has increased sharply in women (2nd cause of death by cancer). If the disease often progresses silently, certain signs should attract attention. Cough, pain… Review…
Lung cancer: this immunotherapy improves the long-term survival of difficult forms
News Published on 07/10/2023 at 3:04 p.m. Updated 07/10/2023 at 3:04 p.m. Reading 3 mins. in collaboration with Ivan Pourmir (medical oncologist) A global study has shown that atezolizumab, a…
Hugo, 6, is waiting for a lung transplant – living with a 25 meter long tube
Hugo Vendin has assistants from home health care who help him around the clock with everything from tube feeding to watching over him at night. Hugo’s parents work in shifts…
Lung cancer: for the first time, women more affected than men in the United Kingdom
News Published on 06/07/2023 at 3:49 p.m. Updated 06/07/2023 at 3:49 p.m. Reading 3 mins. This is a first, and it is not encouraging. In the UK, the number of…
Lung cancer in women: a worrying increase
In around thirty years, the number of new cases of cancer has almost doubled in mainland France, a more marked increase among women due in particular to an increase in…
Interstitial lung syndrome: is it serious?
Interstitial lung syndrome or diffuse interstitial lung disease (PID) affects the interstitial tissue of the lung, the main symptoms of which are shortness of breath and cough. It’s what ?…
Lung cancer: screening organized by the Foch hospital from June 15
News Published on 06/13/2023 at 5:58 p.m. Updated 06/13/2023 at 5:58 p.m. Reading 2 mins. The leading cause of cancer death in men, lung cancer does not yet benefit from…
Lung, brain, breast… The latest advances in the fight against cancer
News Published on 06/13/2023 at 10:11 a.m. Updated 06/13/2023 at 10:11 a.m. Reading 3 mins. A key event for researchers and oncologists from around the world, the annual meeting of…
Drug halves risk of dying from lung cancer
The daily intake of a drug, already marketed in France, would be able to reduce by 51% the risk of death of a patient suffering from a type of lung…
Lung cancer: osimertinib halves the risk of death
News Published on 06/05/2023 at 12:27 p.m. Updated 06/05/2023 at 12:27 p.m. Reading 3 mins. Already licensed in many countries, osimertinib has been shown to halve the risk of death…