Immune reactions are involved in both tumour and normal tissue in response to therapy.
Elevated secretion of certain chemokines, exosomes and cytokines triggers inflammation …

Cancer remains the leading cause of death around the world. In cancer treatment, over 50%
of cancer patients receive radiotherapy alone or in multimodal combinations with other …

Simple Summary This literature analysis is focused on the pleiotropic action associated with
metformin treatment. Precisely, metformin treatment exerts many health effects, mainly by …

The resistance to therapy of cancer cells is a challenge for achieving an appropriate
therapeutic outcome. Cancer (stem) cells possess several mechanisms for increasing their …

Purpose Radiation therapy is one of the main cancer treatment modalities applied in 50–
70% of cancer patients. Despite the many advantages of this treatment, such as non …

Purpose Pneumonitis and lung fibrosis, as the most common compliances of lung
irradiation, can affect the quality of life. The use of radio-protective agents can ameliorate …

Objective. To explore the mechanism and principles of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
in the management of radiation pneumonia. Methods. The targets of radiation pneumonia …

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a chronic and irreversible pulmonary disease, and can lead to
decreased lung function, respiratory failure and even death. The pathogenesis research and …

Several molecules are being investigated for their ability to enhance the anti-tumor effect of
radiotherapy. The widely prescribed antidiabetic drug metformin has been suggested to …

Respiratory diseases, including lung cancer, pulmonary fibrosis, asthma, and the recently
emerging fatal coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), are the leading causes of illness and …