You are here : health.am > Cancer Health Center > Lung Cancer news Lung Cancer news Lung cancer screening often yields false positives • Lung Cancer news • Apr 20 10 Imaging tests used to screen symptom-free people for lung cancer often find suspicious growths that turn out to not be cancer, according to a U.S. government study published Monday. Researchers… BATTLE Links Potential Biomarkers to Drugs for Lung Cancer • Lung Cancer news • Apr 19 10 The first lung cancer clinical trial to guide targeted therapies to patients based on molecular signatures in tumor biopsies is a step toward personalized care and more… BATTLE Trial Personalizes Lung Cancer Therapy • Lung Cancer news • Apr 19 10 Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in men and women, but huge randomized trials of thousands of patients have either failed completely or shown negligible survival… Promising Strategy for Treatment of Lung Cancer • Lung Cancer news • Apr 12 10 A research team at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has shown in a study that two closely related enzymes could be targets for the treatment of… Gene found that may predict lung cancer in smokers • Lung Cancer news • Apr 08 10 Researchers have identified a group of genes that are especially active in lung cancer patients - even in healthy tissue - and said they may be used to… Gene is Linked to Lung Cancer Development in Never Smokers • Lung Cancer news • Mar 22 10 A five-center collaborative study that scanned the genomes of thousands of “never smokers” diagnosed with lung cancer as well as healthy never smokers has found a… New radiation therapy could help in lung cancer • Lung Cancer news • Mar 17 10 Aiming powerful beams of radiation precisely at tumors helped control their growth and helped people with early stage but inoperable lung cancer live longer, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.… High-fiber diet linked to lower lung disease risk • Lung Cancer news • Mar 10 10 People who get enough fiber in their diets, particularly from whole grains, may have a lower risk of developing chronic lung disease than those who eat few high-fiber foods,… Smoking tied to lung cancer in women with HIV • Lung Cancer news • Mar 06 10 Women infected with HIV or at risk of becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, appear more likely to develop lung cancer than women in the… Hormone replacement tied to lung cancer risk • Lung Cancer news • Feb 24 10 Women who use hormone replacement therapy combining estrogen and progestin may have a higher risk of lung cancer than non-users, a new study finds. Whether hormone replacement therapy (HRT) itself… Survey finds significant racial differences in lung cancer beliefs • Lung Cancer news • Feb 22 10 A new survey finds that while both whites and African Americans know and think little about lung cancer, African Americans are more likely to hold beliefs and perceptions… African-Americans’ Attitudes About Lung Cancer May Hinder Prevention • Lung Cancer news • Feb 22 10 A new survey has found that African-Americans are more likely than whites to hold mistaken and fatalistic beliefs about lung cancer, as well as being more reluctant to consult… Lung Cancer: Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Elderly • Lung Cancer news • Feb 20 10 Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States for both men and women. In the United States, 80% of patients with… Lung Cancer: Who is a Candidate for Surgery? • Lung Cancer news • Feb 20 10 Lung Cancer: Who is a Candidate for Surgery?: An Emerging Role for PET Scanning Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States for both… Cigar, pipe smoking may raise lung disease risk, too • Lung Cancer news • Feb 16 10 If you thought it was only cigarettes that were dangerous to smoke, think again: People who smoke cigars or pipes have a heightened risk of airway damage that… Quitting Smoking After Lung Cancer Diagnosis Can Prolong Life • Lung Cancer news • Jan 26 10 Quitting smoking after being diagnosed with lung cancer can prolong life and reduce the risk of a cancer recurrence or the development of a new lung cancer, according… Tobacco smoke causes lung inflammation, promotes lung cancer growth • Lung Cancer news • Jan 19 10 Repeated exposure to tobacco smoke makes lung cancer much worse, and one reason is that it steps up inflammation in the lung. Scientists at the University of California,… Pistachios May Reduce Lung Cancer Risk • Lung Cancer news • Dec 09 09 A diet that incorporates a daily dose of pistachios may help reduce the risk of lung and other cancers, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Frontiers… Higher lung cancer risk in eastern China: study • Lung Cancer news • Dec 08 09 People in eastern China likely have a higher risk of developing lung cancer than those in western China because of extensive burning of biomass fuels in homes and factories,… Secondhand smoke exposure in childhood increases lung cancer risk later in life • Lung Cancer news • Dec 04 09 Children exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer in adulthood, even if they never smoked. Results of this study… Lung cancer risk increases with expression of specific genes • Lung Cancer news • Oct 01 09 A recent study published in the October 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology determined that variations of specific genetic markers identified in previous research, or SNPs,… Guide on Lung Cancer in “Never-smokers”: a Different Disease and Different Treatments • Lung Cancer news • Sep 17 09 A committee of scientists led by Johns Hopkins investigators has published a new guide to the biology, diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer in never-smokers,… Narrow-band imaging increases specificity of early lung cancer detection • Lung Cancer news • Sep 02 09 Research published in the September 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology has found that narrow-band imaging bronchoscopy increases the specificity of bronchoscopic early lung cancer detection… Patients’ pretreatment quality of life can predict overall lung cancer survival • Lung Cancer news • Sep 02 09 Research published in the September 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology has found that an individual’s quality of life prior to treatment can help… Gold nanotech breath test may show lung cancer early • Lung Cancer news • Aug 31 09 A sensor made with gold nanoparticles can detect lung cancer in a patient’s breath and may offer a diagnosis before tumors show up on an x-ray, Israeli scientists… Page 6 of 12 pages « First < 4 5 6 7 8 > Last » << Back to main
