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Jun 24th, 2009
About one in 20 lung cancer patients has a previously unsuspected molecular change in their tumor that is driving their cancer: a breakpoint in the tumor's chromosomes called an ALK fusion protein.
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Jun 19th, 2009
Even though investigations have found the incidence of occurrence of asbestosis, a lung condition, in the Libby, Montana area to be higher than the U.S. national average for the period from 1979-1998, it has nothing on the Nahariya, Israel or Genoa, Italy. Genoa, is the leader of world lung cancer cases due to Asbestos.
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Jun 11th, 2009
Recent studies point to the cause of lung cancer as possibly genetic. Researchers hope to be able one day to use nanotechnology to change the way drugs are delivered to the body to provide treatment for lung cancer.
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May 4th, 2009
Government and private sector cancer scientists today launched a research partnership to find biomarkers for lung cancer that develops in people who have never smoked.
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May 4th, 2009
University Hospitals Case Medical Center is currently enrolling patients in START, a Phase III clinical study assessing the efficacy and safety of BLP25 Liposome Vaccine, an investigational therapeutic lung cancer vaccine designed to treat patients with unresectable, stage III non-small cell lung cancer.
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May 4th, 2009
Women who smoke tobacco may be more susceptible than are men to the cancer causing effects of tobacco. Researchers studied women who smoked significantly less than men did, finding that women who smoke tobacco are diagnosed with lung cancer at a younger age. The findings show that women are more vulnerable to carcinogens in tobacco.
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Apr 27th, 2009
Prevention, personalized therapies and closer collaborations between surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists will result in better lung cancer treatment outcomes for lung cancer patients and those at risk,
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Apr 21st, 2009
Researchers have uncovered the answer to why some smokers develop lung cancer, but not others. New study shows that the presence of a metabolite in urine is associated with higher risk of lung cancer. The findings could lead to early detection and treatment of lung cancer, improving outcomes.
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Apr 21st, 2009
The search for the cause of an inherited form of a rare, aggressive childhood lung cancer has uncovered important information about how the cancer develops and potentially sheds light on the development of other cancers.
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Apr 13th, 2009
Black patients suffering from lung cancer are less likely to receive recommended chemotherapy treatment and surgery than white lung cancer patients, a disparity that shows no signs of lessening.