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  • Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Critical Evaluation of the Evidence to Guide Clinical Practice

    Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery: A Critical Evaluation of the Evidence to Guide Clinical Practice

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    Radiation Oncology

    Spine metastases represent a common complication of lung cancer and other cancers, with approximately 40% of patients developing clinically significant spinal metastatic disease and up to 90% developing subclinical micrometastases. In addition to site-associated pain, spine metastases can also cause neurologic deficits, reduced mobility, and a decline in a patient’s performance status and quality of…


  • Radiotherapy Inaccessibility in Lung Cancer Care: An Ongoing Crisis

    Radiotherapy Inaccessibility in Lung Cancer Care: An Ongoing Crisis

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    Federico Maldonado Magos, et al.
    Radiation Oncology

    A leading cause of mortality worldwide, cancer was tied to nearly 10 million deaths in 2020.1 Lung cancer has remained unchallenged for more than 30 years as the most commonly diagnosed malignancy and the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, accounting for up to 1.8 million deaths per year.2 ,3 Treatment for lung cancer depends…


  • Stunning Progress Achieved in Lung Cancer Treatment Over the Last Decade

    Stunning Progress Achieved in Lung Cancer Treatment Over the Last Decade

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    Kara Nyberg, PhD
    Evolving Standards of Care

    By Kara Nyberg, PhD Posted: April 16, 2020 After decades of failed clinical trials and persistently dismal lung cancer survival outcomes, the 2010s breathed new life into the beleaguered field of lung cancer research. Treatment progress gained momentum and finally reached a tipping point in the mid-2010s, with the number of advances over the last…