Pulmonary angiography, specifically the computed tomographic version, is the gold standard for diagnosing lung embolism.

Lung cancer, notorious for its high mortality rates, is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, with metastasis ...

New research reveals why cancer often spreads to the lungs, identifying elevated aspartate levels as a key factor in aiding ...

Researchers from the lab of Prof. Sarah-Maria Fendt (VIB-KU Leuven) and colleagues have uncovered that the availability of the amino acid aspartate is one reason why the lung is a frequent organ of ...

A new study by researchers from the Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie (VIB)-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology (CCB), Belgium, has identified one reason lung metastases are so common ...

#medindia #cancer #metastasis’ More than half of cancer patients in whom the cancer spreads beyond the primary site have lung metastases. What makes the lungs such a tempting place for cancer cells?

Sarah-Maria Fendt (VIB-KU Leuven) and colleagues have uncovered that the availability of the amino acid aspartate is one reason why the lung is a frequent organ of metastasis. Their work appears ...