Lung Cancer news

New research confirms need for lung cancer testing

Different kinds of lung cancer behave in different ways, suggesting they are fundamentally different diseases. According to a…    

New lung cancer test predicts survival

In the two largest clinical studies ever conducted on the molecular genetics of lung cancer, an international team…    

Gene fusion in lung cancer afflicting never-smokers may be target for therapy

Smoking is a well-known risk factor for lung cancer, but nearly 25% of all lung cancer patients have…    

Lung cancer patients with diabetes show prolonged survival

Lung cancer patients with diabetes tend to live longer than patients without diabetes, according to a Norwegian study…    

Inhaler treatment for lung cancer

Lung cancer patients could receive safer and more efficient treatment through a system being developed by researchers at…    

University of Colorado Cancer Center test helps reduce risk of death in advanced lung cancer

Researchers at the University of Colorado Cancer Center have developed a test that identifies key biomarkers in advanced…    

Study finds hospitals of last resort deliver lower quality of lung cancer care

A new study finds that lung cancer patients treated in hospitals that care for a high percentage of…    

Sniffer dogs can be used to detect lung cancer

Sniffer dogs could be used for the early detection of lung cancer, according to new research published in…    

Gene combination increases risk of lung cancer, particularly in light smokers, CAMH study finds

Smokers with variations in two specific genes have a greater risk of smoking more cigarettes, becoming more dependent…    

Early morning smokers have increased risk of lung and head and neck cancers

Two new studies have found that smokers who tend to take their first cigarette soon after they wake…    

TGen presents lung cancer studies at Amsterdam conference

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) is presenting two key studies, including one today, at the 14th World…    

Elderly Dutch lung patients’ survival improved by new treatment options between 2003-2009

New developments such as stereotactic ablative radiotherapy and improvements in surgical care in early-stage lung cancer have led…    

Celecoxib may prevent lung cancer in former smokers

Celecoxib may emerge as a potent chemopreventive agent for lung cancer, according to a recent study in Cancer…    

Who should get screened for lung cancer?

Using chest scans to screen for lung cancer in people who’ve never smoked and have no symptoms might…    

Scientists identify key component in lethal lung cancer complication

A protein previously thought not to exist in adult human lungs not only is present in normal and…    

UT Southwestern research uncovers genetic link between emphysema, lung cancer

A gene linked to emphysema also can be a factor for developing lung cancer unrelated to cigarette smoking,…    

Roche’s Tarceva helps lung cancer patients

Roche Holding AG’s cancer drug Tarceva nearly doubles the time patients with a distinct type of lung cancer…    

Asian lung cancer patient survival exceeds Caucasians’ on multiple regimens

Asian non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients survive longer than Caucasians no matter how many drugs are given…    

Lung cancer risk rises in the presence of HPV antibodies

Researchers with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have found that people with lung cancer were…    

Working with mustard gas linked to lung cancer

Workers involved in mustard-gas production during the World War II era showed heightened odds of lung cancer at…