Bad cough is lung cancer's main symptom, highlights campaign
It is Britain’s most lethal cancer but most people do not know the principal symptom that may indicate its presence.
National Lung Cancer Partnership, Medical Centers Collaborate to Provide Tumor Testing
The National Lung Cancer Partnership is collaborating with 14 top cancer centers across the country to sustain the Lung Cancer Mutation Consortium, the largest-ever effort to promote molecular tumor testing for lung cancer patients.
Study finds that patient education videos viewed before an operation may benefit patients
A patient education process may provide an antidote to the emotional and physical difficulties that lung cancer patients face before and after an operation, according to a new study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Specifically, researchers report that lung procedure patients who watched a 30-minute preparation video reported less anxiety about the procedure, less physical pain after the operation, and higher rates of overall satisfaction with the operative experience.
Women who don't smoke can still get lung cancer
A pesky cough, that's all.
The last thing on Michaelle Gall's mind was late-stage lung cancer. She had just turned 41. She was a physically fit mom and nonsmoker, except for the rare social occasions when some friends might light up.
Older Lung Cancer Patients Less Likely to Be Treated
(HealthDay News) -- A study of seniors with non-small cell lung cancer found that older patients are less likely to receive treatment than younger patients, regardless of their overall health and prognosis.
Lung Cancer - Even If You Can't Prevent It, There May Be A Better Way To Kill It
Among cancer deaths worldwide, lung cancer is the leader.
It isn't just the tumor cells, the growth of blood vessels controls tumors development and blood vessel growth is controlled by several signalling molecules. Scientists have discovered a molecule, phosphodiesterase PDE4, that plays a key role in this process and they have succeeded in reducing tumor growth in their experiments by blocking it.
Advanced Radiotherapy Linked To Improved Survival Rates Among Elderly Lung Cancer Patients
The latest issue of the journal Annals of Oncology reports that a major new study by one of the country's leading cancer centers, the VU University Medical Center (VUMC) in Amsterdam has revealed that widespread use of advanced radiotherapy techniques in the Netherlands has resulted in improved survival rates amongst elderly lung cancer patients.
Trial to assess lung cancer screening with combined CT, blood test
National Jewish Health in Denver is launching a lung cancer screening trial that will combine a CT chest scan and the EarlyCDT-Lung blood test, and will seek to build on recent research demonstrating that CT screening alone can reduce lung cancer mortality.
Geron Completes Enrollment in Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Imetelstat in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Geron Corporation today announced that the company has completed planned enrollment of its randomized Phase 2 clinical trial of imetelstat, a telomerase inhibitor, as maintenance therapy following platinum-based induction therapy for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Light Smoking Dramatically Increases Risk of Lung Cancer
It is a classic study performed in Oslo and it holds up as a landmark report. The end result of the study is smokers who believe a few cigarettes a day don’t do any harm will need to think again.
American Lung Association Provides Guidance on Lung Cancer Screening
“The American Lung Association announced today that it has released new interim guidelines to assist physicians, their patients and the public in their discussions about lung cancer screening. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States; having a five-year survival rate of only 15 percent. Recent research from the National Cancer Institute National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST) found that low-dose computed tomography (CT) is a promising clinical strategy for the detection of pre-symptomatic lung cancer in individuals at the highest risk for lung cancer, reducing deaths by 20 percent compared to chest X-ray.”
Is Cancer-Causing Radon Prevention Being Neglected by State Legislators?
Could more be done to prevent cancer deaths in Iowa due to exposure to Radon? How is this tied to legislative funding?
“Radon, typically found in the basement of a house, kills 400 Iowans a year, but the state health department cannot carry out a state law designed to help protect residents from the deadly gas because it doesn’t have any staff to do so.”
Gene Critical to Development and Spread of Lung Cancer Identified
“A single gene that promotes initial development of the most common form of lung cancer and its lethal metastases has been identified by researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Their study suggests other forms of cancer may also be driven by this gene, matrix metalloproteinase-10 (MMP-10).”
Lung Cancer Fundraiser Diagnosed with Disease, Community Rallies
More than 600 people are expected at the Breathe Deep Deerfield inaugural event, which has already raised $88,000.
The fight against lung cancer has always been personal for Jill Feldman of Deerfield. Before she was 30, she had lost her mother, father, aunt and two grandparents to the disease. Looking for a way to fight, she joined the Chicago-based organization LUNGevity when it was founded by seven cancer patients in 2001.
Aspirin tied to lower lung cancer risk in women: study
(Reuters) - Women who took aspirin at least a couple of times a week had a much lower risk of developing lung cancer, whether or not they ever smoked, according to a study of more than a thousand Asian women.
