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Lung cancer

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Q+A
Cancer treatment timing could improve outcomes
Published Oct 6, 2025
Cancer researcher Chi Van Dang studies pharmacokinetics—the way the body absorbs, distributes, metabolizes, and excretes a drug at different times of day. His work on treatment timing holds promise for improving patient outcomes.
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Cancer research
Immunotherapy plus chemotherapy boosts lung cancer survival rate
Published June 3, 2025
Study examines treatment options for those with operable non-small cell lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide
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Research in action
Immunotherapy helps Navy veteran beat stage 4 lung cancer
Published May 28, 2025
Thanks to federally funded cancer research and clinical trials at Johns Hopkins, John Ryan has been able to attend graduations and weddings, and witness the birth of his grandchildren
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Cancer research
Single blood tests screens for eight common cancers
Published Jan 19, 2018
CancerSEEK is a noninvasive test that can detect cancers of the ovary, liver, stomach, pancreas, esophagus, colorectum, lung, or breast
Cancer research
Tumor growth slowed
Published March 22, 2016
Antibody targets 'gateway' commonly found in lung, breast cancers / School of Medicine
Cancer warning signs
Published Oct 2, 2015
Hopkins study sheds light on earliest genetic signs of lung cancer development / Hopkins Medicine