lung cancer Archives - Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network

Dr. Ramiro Fernandez, Dr. Shanda Blackmon, Dr. Shawn Groth and Dr. R. Taylor Ripley.

Thoracic surgeons share their insights on lung cancer, including causes, symptoms, latest treatments and the importance of screening.

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What is pulmonary segmentectomy?

May 15, 2024 lung cancer, Lung surgery, Pulmonary Segmentectomy, The Lung Institute at Baylor Medicine

Dr. Shanda Blackmon discusses pulmonary segmentectomy, a surgery used to treat lung cancer by removing a segment (or segments) of the lung.

Two slides showing breast cancer cells as blue or green dots on a blue background.

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A potential strategy to control MAPK4-dependent cancer growth

August 8, 2023 AKT, cancer growth, lung cancer, MAPK4, PDK1, Prostate Cancer, Research, triple-negative breast cancer

This study has advanced our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the tumor-promoting activity of MAPK4.

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Carbon ultrafine particles accelerate lung cancer progression

November 29, 2022 carbon ultrafine particles, cigarette smoke, lung cancer, Metastasis, Research, smoking

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine discover how airborne ultrafine particles in smoke can change a host’s defense against lung cancer.

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New research is changing the way surgeons treat lung cancer

November 2, 2022 Dr. Ramiro Fernandez, lobectomy, lung cancer, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, segmentectomy, thoracic surgery

New research is completely changing the way surgeons operate on patients with lung cancer. Dr. Ramiro Fernandez explains how this will help patients.

Lung cancer, illustrated here as round masses inside the lungs, the second most common cancer in both men and women.

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Genome-wide study reveals new susceptibility genetic variants for lung cancer

August 9, 2022 genome-wide study, lung cancer, Research, risk factors

This study revealed five new susceptibility genes, 10 new variant associations from known risk genes and further validated in different populations another 24 associations.

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Lung cancer awareness: The importance of early detection and treatment

November 11, 2021 Bertie Taylor, Cancer, Healthcare, lung cancer, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

Dr. Robert Taylor Ripley discusses common causes of lung cancer, risks and the latest treatments.

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Identifying rare genetic variants that increase risk for lung cancer

March 18, 2021 ATM, DNA damage, DNA repair, exome sequencing, genomic instability, lung cancer, MLNR, Pomc, Research

Exome sequencing identified new variants that lead to higher levels of DNA damage, which increases the susceptibility for multiple cancers.

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The unexpected effect of an ATM genetic variant in lung cancer

May 28, 2020 Ashkenazi Jewish populations, ATM gene, lung cancer, Research

“There’s something unusual about this ATM genetic variant and how it acts,” said Dr. Chris Amos. “It was really unexpected to see such a strong genetic

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Fighting lung cancer: How new therapies are improving outcomes

December 5, 2019 Cancer, Healthcare, lung cancer, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. As a medical professional who deals with this widespread disease on a

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