Lung Cancer Alliance Hails Veterans Service Organizations' Call For Early Lung Cancer Detection Program
Feb-12-2007
Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) today hailed veterans service organizations for calling on Congress to fund a lung cancer early detection pilot program specifically for veterans at high risk for lung cancer. LCA President Laurie Fenton called the request "ground-breaking. [click link for full article]
Lung Cancer Rates Higher Among Female Nonsmokers Than Previously
Feb-11-2007
Not all lung cancer is due to a lifetime of smoking cigarettes. Sometimes the diagnosis is a mystery, and the stigma surrounding the disease makes it hard for patients to talk about. Now, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Northern California Cancer Center have taken the first steps toward analyzing why people who never smoked get lung cancer. [click link for full article]
Breath Test Detects Lung Cancer In Early Stages
Feb-17-2007
Main Category: Lung Cancer News Article Date: 17 Feb 2007 - 0:00 PST A new breath test has been reported to detect lung cancer in its early stage.
Modeling lung cancer
Feb-11-2007
In a new report in the February 15 issue of G&D, Dr. Martin McMahon and colleagues present a novel mouse model of non-small cell lung cancer, which will serve as a useful tool to test the efficacy of novel chemotherapeutic drug therapies in the early stages of lung tumorigenesis. Their paper provides evidence to support the use of a relatively new class of drugs, called MEK inhibitors, for lung cancer patients whose tumors contain mutations in the BRaf gene.
Breath Test Detects Lung Cancer in Early Stages
Feb-16-2007
(Yahoo) FORT LEE, N.J., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- A new breath test has been reported to detect lung cancer in its early stage. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and doctors believe that early detection could offer sufferers their best chance for early survival.
Digg this and help this man get treatment for advanced lung cancer
Feb-12-2007
Weeks after learning he had advanced lung cancer, he won the lottery. The payout is $34,000 for 20 years but his doctors say that he only has 12-16 months left to live. He needs care from a specialized cancer hospital but needs a lump sum payment. Please bring attention to this story and give your digg. His only hope is a petition in Albany.
$1 million lottery winner diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer
Feb-12-2007
Wayne Schenk was diagnosed in December with inoperable lung cancer. Doctors at a Veterans Administration hospital told the former Marine he might live for another year or, if he's lucky, maybe 18 months.
1 in 5 women with lung cancer never smoked
Feb-11-2007
Up to 20 percent of women who develop lung cancer have never smoked, U.S. researchers found in a study that suggests secondhand smoke may be to blame.
More Lung Cancer in Female Nonsmokers
Feb-11-2007
Title: More Lung Cancer in Female Nonsmokers
Category: Health News
Created: 2/12/2007
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Category: Health News
Created: 2/12/2007
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2007
CT Scanning for Lung Cancer: Wait for Randomized Trials
Feb-15-2007
Calls for populationwide screening with computed tomography to detect early lung cancer in smokers and others at high risk are premature, say experts; randomized trials need to be completed.
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Man with year to live wins $50,000 a year
Feb-13-2007
Wayne Schenk was diagnosed in December with inoperable lung cancer. Doctors at a Veterans Affairs hospital told the former Marine he might live for another year or, if he's lucky, 18 months.
A fair question
Feb-12-2007
Texas governor Perry on opposition to the HPV vaccine: "If the medical community developed a vaccine for lung cancer, would the same critics oppose it claiming it would encourage smoking?"
Stage director Pimlott dies at 52
Feb-15-2007
Renowned theatre director Steven Pimlott, aged 52, has died at his home near Colchester from lung cancer.
Geron drug structure key to its anti-tumor effects
Feb-15-2007
Geron Corporation has reported the publication of preclinical data that show specific structural elements of its lung cancer drug contribute to its unique anti-tumor activity.
Man's death on bus still a mystery
Feb-15-2007
For four months, Eugene Frehim didn't work so he could care for his fiancee, whose body is wracked with lung cancer.
US lawmaker Charlie Norwood dies at 65
(AFP)
Feb-13-2007
AFP - US Representative Charlie Norwood of Georgia has died of lung cancer, lawmaker Ileana Ros-Lehtinen announced on the floor of the House of Representatives.
Cancer-hit N Caledonia launches asbestos study
Feb-16-2007
A major investigation is under way in New Caledonia to find out where asbestos, blamed for an unusually high rate of lung cancer on the French Pacific island territory, occurs in the environment.