lung cancer

After surgery for lung cancer, how long will it be before I can safely receive other treatments like chemo and radiation? Will my cancer grow back during this time?

“Many lung cancers are not treated with one therapy alone,” says Russell K. Hales, M.D. “Sometimes it takes all three treatments—surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy-- to… Read More »After surgery for lung cancer, how long will it be before I can safely receive other treatments like chemo and radiation? Will my cancer grow back during this time?

The two main categories of lung cancer are small-cell lung cancer, and non-small-cell lung cancer, says Russell K. Hales, M.D. “Non-small cell lung cancer is… Read More »What are the different types of lung cancer? Is one more serious than the other?

“Not everything that arises in the lung is cancer,” says Russell K. Hales, M.D., a radiation oncologist, at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center on… Read More »What is ground glass opacity on the lung? Is it likely to be cancer and how do you determine whether it is or not?

“We are at a crossroads, a time of discovery that’s transforming the ways we manage lung cancer,” says radiation oncologist Russell K. Hales, M.D. of… Read More »New therapies, clinical trials and innovations in lung cancer care mean “hope is on the rise”

Chemotherapy is a systemic therapy, and “in the past, lung cancer treatment was really a one-size-fits-all care,” says Russell K. Hales, M.D. “Thanks to advances… Read More »Chemotherapy advances pinpoint mutations for more personalized care

In patients who, with early stage lung cancer, the normal treatment is a surgery, says Russell K. Hales, M.D. “But some patients can't tolerate that… Read More »Advances in radiation therapy pinpoint tumors, reduce side effects and improve results

A new procedure called video assistant thorascopic surgery is changing how physicians find and treat lung cancer tumors in dramatic ways, says Russell K. Hales,… Read More »Video-assisted surgery for lung cancer patients leads to easier, more successful treatment

A new, less invasive way to evaluate lymph nodes in patients at risk of lung cancer is finding more tumors within lymph nodes than previous… Read More »New, less invasive way to evaluate lymph nodes helps patients at risk of lung cancer

In many cancers, early screening has helped improve your chances of a successful outcome when cancer is detected. But lung cancer has not had that… Read More »New lung cancer screening with CT scans, tested at Hopkins, finds tumors earlier and saves lives