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  • What is Proton Beam Radiation Therapy?

    What is Proton Beam Radiation Therapy?

    Posted in Proton Beam Therapy

    Radiotherapy has been part of cancer treatment for decades. Most people have a general sense of what it involves. High-energy beams. Targeting a tumour. A course of treatment over several weeks.

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  • Can Lung Cancer Cause Anaemia?

    Can Lung Cancer Cause Anaemia?

    Posted in Lung Cancer

    When people think about lung cancer, symptoms such as cough, breathlessness, or chest discomfort usually come to mind.

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  • How Fast Does Small Cell Lung Cancer Spread?

    How Fast Does Small Cell Lung Cancer Spread?

    Posted in Lung Cancer

    This is usually not an abstract question. People ask it because something has just happened: A scan. A biopsy. A sentence that included the words “small cell”.

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  • When Back Pain Could Be a Sign of Lung Cancer

    When Back Pain Could Be a Sign of Lung Cancer

    Posted in Lung Cancer

    Back pain is one of the most common reasons people see a GP. Most of the time, it is muscular, postural, or due to wear and tear. It’s most often something annoying rather than something sinister.

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  • Lung Cancer Prevention: Healthy Habits That Make a Difference

    Lung Cancer Prevention: Healthy Habits That Make a Difference

    Posted in Lung Cancer

    Prevention is a word that gets used a lot in medicine, and it carries some baggage.

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  • How Fast Can Lung Cancer Progress?

    How Fast Can Lung Cancer Progress?

    Posted in Lung Cancer

    When someone is diagnosed with lung cancer, one of the first concerns is often how quickly the disease may progress. The answer is not always straightforward.

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  • What Tests Are Done to Diagnose Lung Cancer

    What Tests Are Done to Diagnose Lung Cancer

    Posted in Lung Cancer

    When lung cancer is suspected, the question most people ask is fairly direct.
    What tests confirm it?

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  • Benefits of Proton Beam Therapy For Lung Cancer

    Benefits of Proton Beam Therapy For Lung Cancer

    Posted in Proton Beam Therapy, Lung Cancer

    Radiotherapy has been part of lung cancer treatment for a long time. For most of that time, the challenge has been the same. How do you deliver enough radiation to destroy a tumour without causing too much damage to the healthy tissue around it?

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  • Leading Causes of Lung Cancer

    Leading Causes of Lung Cancer

    Posted in Lung Cancer

    Lung cancer remains one of the most common cancers in the UK, with around 48,000 new diagnoses each year. It is also one of the leading causes of cancer-related death.

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  • Lung Cancer and Pneumonia: What You Need to Know

    Lung Cancer and Pneumonia: What You Need to Know

    Posted in Lung Cancer

    If you have had pneumonia, or you have been told you might have it, it can be unsettling. The symptoms are unpleasant, the fatigue can linger, and Google is not exactly known for its calming bedside manner!

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  • What Are the Most Effective Treatments for Lung Cancer?

    What Are the Most Effective Treatments for Lung Cancer?

    Posted in Lung Cancer

    For most people, a lung cancer diagnosis feels like a whirlwind.

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  • Non-Small Cell vs Small Cell Lung Cancer: What’s the Difference?

    Non-Small Cell vs Small Cell Lung Cancer: What’s the Difference?

    Posted in Lung Cancer

    When someone hears “lung cancer”, it sounds like one single thing. One diagnosis. One path.

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