All radiation

x-ray of Pulmonary Hypertension

October 13, 2015

Lung cancer patients receive more radiation than recommended

Unnecessary treatments mean increased cost, needless hospital trips

x-ray of a human chest

April 30, 2013

Chemo, radiation followed by surgery improves lung cancer survival

Study finds patients had twice the five-year survival rate of those without surgery

March 8, 2012

Molecule’s Role in Cancer Suggests New Combination Therapy

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have found that a molecule found at elevated levels in cancer cells seems to protect them from the “cell-suicide” that is usually triggered by chemotherapy or radiation.