Small cell lung cancer in the brain can occur when cells from a cancerous lung tumor break off and enter the lymph system or bloodstream. When the cells reach the brain, they can multiply and form a ...

If lung cancer isn’t caught early, there’s a high risk of it spreading to other parts of your body, including the brain. When cancer cells travel to the brain, doctors call it brain metastases (or ...

Researchers have determined what happens at a cellular level as the lung alveolus forms and allows newborns to breathe air. Understanding this process gives researchers a better sense of how to ...

Lung wedge resection is surgery that removes a small, wedge-shaped piece of lung tissue. It can treat early stage lung cancer or help doctors diagnose suspicious lumps or shadows on the lungs, visible ...

Stage 3A lung cancer is regional, meaning it has spread outside the lung but not to distant parts of the body. Treatment aims to reduce the amount of cancer through methods like surgery, radiation, ...

Today, “bronchoalveolar carcinoma” is an obsolete term. In 2011, leading international and U.S. lung health organizations restructured the classification system of a group of lung cancers called ...

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have determined what happens at a cellular level as the lung alveolus forms and allows newborns to breathe air. Understanding this process ...