Lung Cancer:
Lung Cancer Symptoms, Treatment Options for Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, News Information on Lung Cancer.
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Dec 29th, 2008
A diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages, and bakery products, might speed growth of lung cancer tumors and may even contribute to the development of those tumors in individuals predisposed to the disease.
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Dec 23rd, 2008
Scientists at the University of Liverpool will undertake a study to assess the feasibility of undertaking a UK-based screening trial for lung cancer.
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Nov 25th, 2008
Smoking-related lung cancers are the number one killer cancer in America. In fact, lung cancer accounts for 28% of all cancer deaths in the United States; more Americans lose their lives to lung cancer every year than breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined.
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Nov 24th, 2008
Lung cancer kills more than four times as many Americans as breast cancer. But while pink ribbons trumpet Breast Cancer Awareness Month throughout October, little attention is paid to lung cancer in November, which is that disease’s awareness month.
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Nov 20th, 2008
The Great American Smokeout 2008 is the latest effort to curb a genuine global health issue of smoking. The Great American smokeout 2008 will not only reduce deaths from lung cancer, but also hospitalizations from other diseases.
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Nov 19th, 2008
November marks National Lung Cancer Awareness Month and the Michigan Department of Community Health is proud to participate in the national effort to raise public attention about this disease.
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Nov 8th, 2008
Genetech Inc and OSI Pharmaceuticals have announced their drug Tarceva is effective in delaying the advance of lung cancer. Tarceva is a target agent that is currently used as a second line treatment for patients with Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after they have failed chemotherapy.
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Oct 24th, 2008
A multi-institution team reported results of the largest effort to date to chart the genetic changes involved in the most common form of lung cancer, lung adenocarcinoma.
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Oct 23rd, 2008
Patients operated on by surgeons who do not routinely remove cancer from the lungs may be at a higher risk for complications, according to a study conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
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Oct 14th, 2008
Because of early metastatic spread, small cell lung cancer has very poor long-term survival with less than 10 percent of patients surviving two years after diagnosis.
