Colour sensor breath test can detect lung cancer
Diagnosis of lung cancer by the analysis of exhaled breath with a colorimetric sensor array.
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Lung cancer rates higher among female nonsmokers than previously
Not all lung cancer is due to a lifetime of smoking cigarettes. Sometimes the diagnosis is a mystery.
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Colorado is Ranked 7th Highest in the Country for Radon Gas
Encouraging residents to test their homes for elevated levels of radon, second leading cause of lung cancer.
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Radon May Cause Up To 20,000 Deaths from Lung Cancer per Year in the U.S.
Rhode Island Department of Health recommends all homes be tested for radon.
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Novel EGFR antibody outperforms cetuximab in mouse model of lung cancer
Potential solution to cetuximab resistance in lung cancers.
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HHSS Offers Low-Cost Radon Test Kits
Low cost radon test kits offered to makeg testing easier
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Simple diagnostic test detects genetic signs of lung cancer in a patient's sputum
DNA coughed up along with phlegm could point to signs of lung cancer.
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Dual gene therapy suppresses lung cancer in preclinical test
Combination gene therapy delivered in lipid based nanoparticles drastically reduces the number and size of human non small cell lung cancer tumors in mice.
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Key Immune Cells Predict Recurrence in Lung Cancer Patients
Patients treated surgically for early stage lung cancer face an increased risk of recurrence if their tumors contain a large number of cells that act as "dimmer switches" on the immune system.
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Gene Expression Profiling Not Quite Perfected in Predicting Lung Cancer Prognosis
Analysis of existing lung cancer studies shows that the use of gene expression profiling to assess a cancer prognosis has not yet surpassed the accuracy of conventional methods used to assess survival in lung cancer patients.
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Lung Cancer: Drug Improves Both Survival and Quality of Life
Administering erlotinib, a drug that blocks growth signals, to non small cell lung cancer patients who have been previously treated with chemotherapy improves not only the length of survival for patients, but also their quality of life.
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Vaccination With Embryonic Stem Cells Prevents Lung Cancer In Mice
It could be possible to develop embryonic stem cell vaccines to prevent lung cancer and other types of hereditary cancers.
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Spiral CT Screening Can Detect Lung Cancer Early
Talk with your doctor about your risk of lung cancer screening.
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Lung Cancer Alliance Hails FDA Approval of Avastin
The ability to use Avastin as a lung cancer treatment method, along with chemotherapy, is a significant development for the lung cancer community.
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Genetech's Avastin Approved for Lung Cancer
FDA approves Genetech's lung cancer drug Avastin, as the company caps the overall expense of Avastin to $55,000 per year per eligible patient for any FDA approved indication.
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FDA Approves New Combination Therapy for Lung Cancer
FDA approves Avastin in combination with chemotherapy for first line treatment of most common type of lung cancer.
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A Tumor Suppressor That Promotes Cancer Cell Growth?
In some non small cell lung carcinomas researchers have shown that the tumor suppressor gene H REV107 1 may actually stimulate tumor progression.
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Possible Lung Cancer Test 'Has Potential'
Test could one day detect lung cancer early, before it has spread and when treatment is most effective.
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Impaired Gene Helps Nonsmall-Cell Lung Cancer Resist Drug
Lung cancer cells with a defective version of a potential tumor suppressor gene are highly resistant to attack by a platinum based drug commonly used to treat the disease.
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Data From Lung Cancer Trial Show Clear Survival Benefit
Cancer drug developer Antisoma plc announces final data from its phase II trial of AS1404 in non small cell lung cancer.
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Living Close To Heavy Industry May Increase Risk of Lung Cancer
While the effect is modest, the lung cancer risk can be higher if living close to heavy industry.
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New Hope for Ways To Overcome Drug Resistance in Lung Cancer
It may be possible to reverse drug resistance in lung cancer patients, thereby improving the effectiveness of chemotherapy.
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Which Lung Cancer Patients Need Chemotherapy to Live
Duke scientists have developed a genomic test to predict which patients with early stage lung cancer will need chemotherapy to live and which patients can avoid the toxic regimen of drugs.
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Researchers Develop Blood Test To Detect Lung Cancer
Blood test can be used to save lives by identifing lung cancer years earlier than current imaging techniques.
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Radiation-Armed Robot Rapidly Destroys Human Lung Tumors
Treating lung tumors with the enhanced Cyberknife requires only 1-3 sessions lasting 60 to 90 minutes.
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Combined Treatment Extends Life Expectancy For Lung Cancer Patients
Thermal ablation followed by radiation shown effective treatment for inoperable lung cancer.
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To Overcome Drug Resistance In Lung Cancer
It may be possible to reverse drug resistance in lung cancer patients, thereby improving the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatment.
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Women Smokers Have Higher Risk of Lung Cancer Than Men Smokers
Though women smokers have a lower rate of lung cancer death, women who smoke appear to be more susceptible to lung cancer than men who smoke.
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New Predictor for Lung Cancer Treatment and Survival
It is possible to predict the survival of patients with advanced lung cancer and their response to treatment with a new biomarker.
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Drug Shows Promise Against Advanced Form of Lung Cancer
Results of a study of a drug currently approved for treatment of kidney cancer indicate that it may also be effective for people with recurrent and advanced lung cancer.
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Combination Therapy Shows Promising Results in Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
Experimental treatment of lung cancer increases response rates.
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The Loss of a Protein Favors Lung Tumor Growth
The loss of a protein in the early phases of lung cancer favors tumor growth.
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Gender May Impact Lung Function in Patients with Lung Cancer
Women with lung cancer have better lung function than men.
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Short Term Follow-up Proves To Be Helpful
For non small cell lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy significant changes in tumor growth can be detected through short interval follow up CT.
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FDG-PET Accurate for Evaluating Lung Tumor Destruction from Radiofrequency Ablation
For the treatment of lung tumors FDG PET can be used to assess the amount of tumor destruction after radiofrequency ablation (RFA): the use of heat to destroy tumors
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Non-smokers with Lung Cancer Respond Better To Treatment Than Smokers
Smoking history contributes to poor outcomes in the treatment of lung cancer.
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Lung Cancer Susceptibility Runs in Families
25% increased risk of developing one of a number of cancers in first degree relatives of lung cancer patients who have never smoked compared to families of people who neither smoke nor have lung cancer.
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Study Finds in Utero Arsenic Exposure Tied to Lung Disease
Children who are exposed to high levels of arsenic in their drinking water are seven to 12 times more likely to die of lung cancer and other lung diseases in young adulthood.
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Race and Gender Affect Clinical Trial Participation
A new study finds significant disparities by race and gender in the enrollment of patients into lung cancer clinical trials.
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Palliative Radiation Actually A Cure For Some Lung Cancer Patients
About one in a hundred patients with apparently incurable non small cell lung cancer survive five or more years after being given relatively small doses of radiation therapy meant to ease symptoms.
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