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Skipping preventive brain radiation in small-cell lung cancer.

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  1. Oct 28, 2026
    TRIAL: BRAIN SCANS ALONE MATCHED SURVIVAL SO FARControlled trial · 304 people

    Skipping preventive brain radiation spared thinking in lung cancer trial

    In a 304-person trial, small-cell lung cancer patients watched with regular brain scans kept their thinking better than those given preventive brain radiation, with no clear survival loss so far.