Lung Cancer
Patients with non–small-cell lung cancer with a history of prior radiotherapy before immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment are at increased risk for developing severe pneumonitis.
Nancy Collar, RRT-NPS, AE-C, ACCS, Brooke O’Neill, MSN, RN, Kim Parham, BSN, RN, CN-BN, Shawn Perkins, BSN, RN, OCN, Amy Jo Pixley, MSN, RN, OCN, ONN-CG(T), Emily Gentry, BSN, RN, HON-ONN-CG, OCN
In the United States, the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in both men and women is lung cancer, including both non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small-cell lung cancer (SCLC).
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