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by Anne E. Frahm, David J. Frahm
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    Lung Cancers





    Researchers Discover a Unique Molecular Profile for Lung Cancer 14 Mar 2006
    National Institutes of Health (press release) ...the lung. These two tumor types are the most common lung cancers and are referred to as non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). In ...

    Cancer’s “World Wide Webâ€? 14 Mar 2006
    MIT Technology Review, For the past year, Buetow and his team have collected more than 50,000 images of lung cancers obtained from medical trials and archived them in a secure ...

    CT scans spot curable lung cancers Feb 13, 2006
    Australian, A total of 464 cases of lung cancer were screen diagnosed, included 436 "non-small cell" lung cancers and 28 cases of ``small cell'' lung cancer. ...

    Smaller Lung Cancers Less Likely to Have Spread Feb 16, 2006
    Cancer Consultants (press release), Among patients with lung cancer detected by computed tomography (CT) screening, those with smaller tumors were significantly less likely to have identifiable ...

    Small lung tumors more curable Mar 8, 2006
    myDNA.com, The researchers classified the participants' lung cancers based on their type - small cell or non - small cell - as well as the size (diameter) of their tumors ...

    Program targets lung cancer Mar 13, 2006
    Inside Bay Area, Despite improvements to the technology, they cannot find many lung cancers early enough to improve survival rates, according to the American Cancer Society. ...

    Shorter Duration of Treatment Improves Survival with Small-Cell ... Mar 10, 2006
    Cancer Consultants (press release), Small cell lung cancers (SCLC) account for 20-25% of all lung cancers and are primarily diagnosed in smokers or former smokers. ...

    Lung cancer takes toll on non-smoking women Mar 12, 2006
    Austin American-Statesman (subscription), In men and women non-smokers, researchers have learned that about half of lung cancers result from a genetic mutation on a receptor on the surface of a cell ...

    High lung cancer rate seen in North Toledo Mar 11, 2006
    Toledo Blade, ...said. But lung cancer is far different from leukemia. And about 85 percent of all lung cancers are caused by smoking, he said. In ...

    Who Are Lung Cancer's Victims? Mar 7, 2006
    CBS News Rouge. Cigarette smoking causes an estimated 80 percent of women’s lung cancers and 90 percent of men’s lung cancers. Environmental ...

    Female non-smokers suffer disproportionately from lung cancer Mar 8, 2006
    AZ Central.com, Studies of mice suggest that estrogen may play a role, Schiller says. About 95 percent of lung cancers in both sexes have estrogen receptors, Siegfried says. ...

    Calls about cancer up in wake of activist's death Mar 11, 2006
    Park Hills Daily Journal, ...lung cancer at an early age. Fewer than 3 percent of lung cancers occur in people under age 45. The American Cancer Society lists ...

    Velcade Lung Cancer Study Begins Mar 6, 2006
    TheStreet.com ...related deaths in both men and women, according to the National Institutes of Health, and the nonsmall-cell variety accounts for about 80% of all lung cancers. ...

    Dana Reeve, widow of "superman", dies of lung cancer Mar 7, 2006
    Food Consumer, This can lead to accumulation of secretions behind the blockage, predisposing the patient to pneumonia. Many lung cancers have a rich blood supply. ...

    More information on Lung Cancer Mar 7, 2006
    7Online.com, ...function properly. More than 87 percent of lung cancers are smoking related. However, not all smokers develop lung cancer. Quitting ...

    Lung cancer without smoking Mar 8, 2006
    WVLT, Fewer than three percent of lung cancers occur in people younger than 45. ... Cigarette smoking causes an estimated 90 percent of lung cancers. ...

    Dana Reeve, a Nonsmoker, Dies of Lung Cancer at 44 Mar 7, 2006
    MedPage Today, ...use of the drug. Both Tarceva and Iressa have been studied in NSCLC, which accounts for 87% of lung cancers. Patients with NSCLC ...

    Rate of lung cancer up in female nonsmokers Mar 8, 2006
    OregonLive.com, Although 80 percent to 90 percent of lung cancers are linked to smoking, some patients -- younger women who have never smoked -- can develop an aggressive kind ...

    Celebrity Deaths Put A Spotlight On Lung Cancer Mar 7, 2006
    CBS 5, But Dana Reeve never smoked. In fact, twenty percent of lung cancers diagnosed in women today are in women who have never smoked. ...

    Get ahead of cancer by getting checked out Mar 9, 2006
    The Tennessean, ...never smoked. Most lung cancers occur in older people; only 3% turn up in people under 45, regardless of smoking status. As the ...

    Foundation loses a light Mar 8, 2006
    Kansas City Star, ...smoked. Most lung cancers strike older people; only 3 percent turn up in people under 45, regardless of smoking status. â–  Incidence ...

    Isis Pharmaceuticals Reports Financial Results and Highlights for ... Mar 9, 2006
    MSN Money OGX-011 (Targeting clusterin for the treatment of breast, prostate and lung cancers) * OncoGenex initiated four Phase 2 studies of OGX-011 for the treatment of ...

    Sachs Associates 5th Annual North American Forum: Investing & ... Mar 9, 2006
    TMCnet ...head and neck cancers. Further Listeria vaccines in development target breast, ovarian and lung cancers. The Listeria platform will ...

    Kidney Cancer Patients are Unlikely to Respond to Potential ... Mar 7, 2006
    eMaxHealth.com, ...express KIT but lack KIT mutations may not respond to imatinib, and other researchers have shown that recently for adenoid and small cell lung cancers," says Dr ...

    Clean technology a must for the Savar tannery complex Mar 11, 2006
    Financial Express.bd, Among these chemicals, chrome contributed highly detrimental effect causing health hazards eg lung cancers, allergic, skin, gastro-intestinal ulcers and kidney ...

    Advaxis Inc. Announces Approvals of Israeli and Mexican Regulators ... Mar 7, 2006
    Genetic Engineering News, Further Listeria vaccines in development target breast, ovarian and lung cancers. Advaxis is entering a Phase I/II clinical trial. ...

    Smokers and Former Smokers Should Be Screened for Lung Cancer ... Feb 13, 2006
    DG News Cornell Medical College. "If small lung cancers are found, they may have a significantly improved chance of a cure.". Dr. Henschke ...

    LUNG CANCER'S MYSTERIES: Death puts baffling disease in spotlight Mar 8, 2006
    Detroit Free Press, Chest X-rays miss many tumors and, as a result, many lung cancers are diagnosed late, when patients report symptoms, such as excessive coughing, to their ...

    Dana Reeve death draws attention to lung cancer Mar 8, 2006
    CTV.ca, Most lung cancers occur in older people, the society says, with just three per cent affecting people under the age of 45, regardless of smoking status. ...

    Lung cancer most common cancer worldwide Mar 7, 2006
    Seattle Post Intelligencer ...smoked. Most lung cancers occur in older people; only 3 percent turn up in people under 45, regardless of smoking status. INCIDENCE ...

    Lung cancer is on rise for female nonsmokers Mar 8, 2006
    Arizona Daily Star, ..."It certainly is not going down, as are the smoking-related lung cancers, and that's a cause for concern," said Dr. Jack Wei, a radiation oncologist at the ...

    CT Scans May Detect Lung Cancer Before Symptoms Appear Feb 14, 2006
    Daily News Central, ..."If small lung cancers are found, they may have a significantly improved chance of a cure." Dr. Henschke is also chief of the chest imaging division at NewYork ...

    How Does Non-Smoker Develop Lung Cancer? Mar 7, 2006
    WPXI.com, ...smoked.â€?. Keenan also said genetics, along with environmental factors, may play a big role in non-smokers' lung cancers. “It ...

    Lung cancer is #1 cancer killer in Arizona Mar 8, 2006
    KVOA.com, Cranmer has a lot of patients diagnosed with what he calls a generally preventable disease. That's because the majority of lung cancers come from smoking. ...

    Women And Lung Cancer Mar 7, 2006
    KLAS-TV, ...most cases, the only option for a cure. Nearly 90-percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking -- but Dana Reeve was not a smoker.

    Lung cancer still a grim diagnosis for many Mar 9, 2006
    The State, One in 5 cases among women occur in nonsmokers, although only 3 percent of lung cancers occur in people such as Reeve, who are younger than 45. ...

    Early detection critical to survival Mar 7, 2006
    Sioux Falls Argus Leader, ...factors. She died Monday seven months after her diagnosis. Smoking is responsible for 87 percent of lung cancers. Breast cancer ...

    Scientists recommend annual CT screening to smokers Feb 14, 2006
    Earthtimes.org ...physicians.â€?. She adds: “If small lung cancers are found, they may have a significantly improved chance of a cure.â€?. During ...

    Ubiquitous Radon Cause of Many Lung Cancer Deaths - Reeve’s Lung ... Mar 10, 2006
    Emediawire (press release), Major scientific organizations continue to believe that approximately 12% of lung cancers annually in the United States are attributable to radon. ...

    Many remember an upbeat Dana Reeve Mar 7, 2006
    Miami Herald, Lung cancer under age 45 is rare - only 3 percent of lung cancers occur in that age category, regardless of smoking status - and experts say genes are the main ...

    Reeve was hero among caregivers Mar 9, 2006
    SouthCoastToday.com, She showed the world that this most deadly form of cancer does not always strike those who have smoked, although about 87 percent of all lung cancers are found ...

    Researchers Block Cancer-Promoting Signals in Most Common Form of ... Mar 7, 2006
    eMaxHealth.com, ...tumors in mice. NSCLC, one of two major forms of lung cancer, accounts for an estimated 80 percent of all lung cancers. Dr. Alan ...

    Dana Reeve's story of strength Mar 7, 2006
    Freeport Journal Standard, Perhaps that's to emphasize the point that not all lung cancers are caused by smoking, though it's hard to reason that death by addiction to a perfectly legal ...

    Smokers and former smokers should be screened Feb 14, 2006
    Cancerfacts.com, ...in a news release. "If small lung cancers are found, they may have a significantly improved chance of a cure.". Henschke, who is ...

    Northern Neck clinic struggles to stay open Feb 12, 2006
    Richmond Times Dispatch, But both said those advantages have not been proved in most breast and lung cancers -- a situation that is causing insurers to favor less expensive forms of ...

    Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer Detects Early ... Mar 1, 2006
    Cancer Consultants (press release), They also reported that the percentages of N0 M0 cases in screen-diagnosed lung cancers were much higher than previously reported in the Surveillance ...

    Antisoma plc reports half-year results Feb 20, 2006
    Market Wire (press release) ...after treatment. In September, we reopened the phase I trial to recruit additional patients with renal and lung cancers. Data from ...

    HOME PAGE FOR THE WORLD'S BUSINESS LEADERS Mar 2, 2006
    Forbes Genentech’s colon cancer drug Avastin is predicted to reach nearly $6.2 billion in 2009 sales, as it is used in some breast and lung cancers, according to ...

    Partnership is working; don't let it be killed Mar 3, 2006
    Jackson Clarion Ledger, By Wallace Conerly, MD. It might surprise you to know that there is a cure for more than 90 percent of all lung cancers and one third of all cancers. ...

    Study Says Even Former Smokers Should Get Lung Cancer Screenings Feb 16, 2006
    New York Sun, The study evaluated 438 lung cancers identified in I-ELCAP. "Lung cancer typically is only noted when symptoms appear," Dr. Henschke said. ...

    Advaxis Names VP of Finance Feb 28, 2006
    Business New Jersey (subscription), ...and head and neck cancers. The company’s other vaccines in development are designed to combat breast, ovarian and lung cancers.

    Oncology Congress Advisory Board Announces 2006 Program Mar 9, 2006
    PR Newswire (press release), ...melanoma; central nervous system tumors; sarcoma; pain management; practice management; breast, gastrointestinal, head, neck, and lung cancers; and hematologic ...

    Drug holds new promise but expensive Feb 15, 2006
    United Press International 15 (UPI) -- A widely used colon cancer drug holds the promise of being able to treat breast and lung cancers as well, but the treatment could be pricey. ...

    Tumor Size Linked to Metastasis in Early Lung Cancer Feb 15, 2006
    CNN For small cell solid lung cancers, the relationship of no spread to tumor size was particularly significant, the researchers said. ...

    Computed Tomographic Screening for Lung Cancer Feb 13, 2006
    Archives of Internal Medicine The percentages of N0 M0 cases in screen-diagnosed lung cancers are much higher than previously reported in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results ...

    SPHHS co-authors report with Public Citizen Feb 27, 2006
    Daily Colonial, One study of chromium-nickel alloy foundry workers showed a statistically significant increase in lung cancers,â€? stated the Department of Labor.

    OSHA Issues New Chrome Rule, Critics Unsatisfied Feb 28, 2006
    Occupational Hazards, OSHA also estimated that the 5-microgram standard would result in 10 to 45 additional lung cancers per 1,000 workers exposed during a lifetime. ...

    Improve health, reflect public will: Raise cigarette tax Mar 2, 2006
    DesMoinesRegister.com, Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death, responsible for 87 percent of lung cancers, 81 percent of lung-disease deaths and 21 percent of ...

    About Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Feb 16, 2006
    WebWire (press release), There are nearly 175,000 new cases of lung cancer in the United States each year; approximately 75 percent of all diagnosed lung cancers are due to NSCLC. ...

    MPs URGED TO BACK FULL SMOKING BAN Feb 13, 2006
    Community Newswire, Smoking and passive smoking cause nine out of ten lung cancers. "This is the single most effective action MPs could take to cut these deaths.". ...

    Macmillan: Delighted at MPs' life saving action Feb 15, 2006
    Politics.co.uk, ...cancer deaths. As Macmillan Cancer Relief knows only too well, smoking and passive smoking cause nine out of 10 lung cancers. This ...

    MEDICAL REPORTER 'STILL WINNING,' BACK IN THE SADDLE Feb 12, 2006
    Tyler Morning Telegraph, Death rates have fallen for prostate, breast, colorectal and lung cancers. Cancers in these four groups account for 51 percent of all cancers. ...

    Cancer Death Rate Among Highest in Europe Mar 3, 2006
    Vhi.ie, On average, 6,201 women were diagnosed each year between 1994 to 2001- most commonly with breast, colorectal and lung cancers - and 3,474 women died. ...

    Baltimore Sun Examines Debate Over Cost of Avastin, Other ... Feb 22, 2006
    Kaiser network.org, ...reports. Because Avastin is not FDA-approved to treat breast and lung cancers, insurance companies are not likely to cover the cost. ...

    Increased role for PET imaging could improve cancer care ... Feb 21, 2006
    Xagena.it, ...the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ) for restaging in breast, colorectal, esophageal, head and neck, and non-small-cell lung cancers, as well ...

    NUTRITION FROM THE LAB: Selenium -- An essential mineral for the ... Mar 1, 2006
    Grand Forks Herald, ...in a human clinical cancer prevention trial, which showed that there was a reduction in the risk of prostate, colorectal, and lung cancers with selenium ...

    Cancer support group opposes incinerator Feb 24, 2006
    Norwich Evening News, ...the filters cannot contain. These are carcinogenic and can produce prostate, breast and lung cancers.â€?. Waste Recycling Group's ...

    Food for thought on cancer prevention Feb 20, 2006
    Centre Daily Times, We know that tobacco causes 80 percent of lung cancers and head and neck cancers. We know that severe sunburns in early life increase the risk of skin cancer. ...

    BioVex Inc Begins Dosing Patients in Phase II Clinical Trials of ... Feb 14, 2006
    PharmaLive.com (press release), BioVex is planning additional clinical studies in pancreatic, colorectal and lung cancers that are expected to begin during 2006. ...

    Macmillan: Delighted with smoking ban vote Feb 15, 2006
    Politics.co.uk, ...lung cancer deaths. "As Macmillan knows only too well, smoking and passive smoking cause nine out of ten lung cancers. This move ...

    Janitor Sentenced For Stealing Identity of Army Reservist Feb 19, 2006
    North Country Gazette, ...sentencing hearing that most of the 100 worst exposed former AAR workers are substantially likely to contract asbestosis, lung cancers and mesothelioma, an ...

    Gay MPs and cancer charities welcome smoking ban Feb 16, 2006
    PinkNews.co.uk, ...horrible, painful lung cancer deaths.". "Smoking and passive smoking cause nine out of 10 lung cancers. This move will, quite rightly ...

    My life, my words: Ted Cornell Feb 19, 2006
    Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Because of the accident, they found the cancer early — small cell (oat cell) cancer of the lung, which is one of the worst lung cancers. ...

    Voices: Health care invoice Feb 19, 2006
    Toronto Star, Some people get unnecessary visits to MDs, smokers with their lung cancers are a burden to the system, and obese people with skeletal problems that are all self ...

    Treatment offers new hope for cancer sufferers Feb 16, 2006
    ABC Online, After the success of this trial, doctors will use the approach on other fast growing tumours such as breast cancer and some lung cancers. ...

    Reuell: It’s your money or your life Feb 16, 2006
    MetroWest Daily News, ...good news is this: Doctors say a drug already approved to treat colon cancer, Avastin, has shown promise as a possible treatment against breast and lung cancers ...

    Doctors taking cancer treatment technology back to Taiwan Feb 16, 2006
    Shreveport Times, ...effective, but gives doctors a greater advantage than regular treatment in attacking pancreatic, prostate, head and neck, brain and lung cancers, Rosen said. ...

    Screening Chest X-ray Detects Early-stage Lung Cancers At High ... Dec 27, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) Almost half of lung cancers detected by a chest x-ray were early-stage cancers, according to baseline results of a large, randomized clinical trial that is ...

    Long-Term Survivors Hold Clues to Beating Lung Cancer Jan 23, 2006
    Forbes ...prostate cancer combined. Most lung cancers (87 percent) are diagnosed as non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC). The remaining 13 ...

    Dogs Can Detect Cancers Faster Than MRIs Jan 17, 2006
    All Headline News ...healthy people. The dogs were 88 percent to 97 percent accurate in identifying both early- and late-stage breast and lung cancers. The ...

    Screening chest x-ray detects early-stage lung cancers at high ... Dec 25, 2005
    Xagena.it, ...clinical trial that is testing the efficacy of a chest x-ray as a screening test for lung cancer has found that almost half of lung cancers detected by a chest ...

    Majority of Canadians Are Making Their Homes and Cars Smoke-free Jan 12, 2006
    Canada NewsWire (press release), Dr. Ming-Sound Tsao and his research team in Toronto are working to identify which lung cancers are most likely to recur after surgery by identifying and ...

    Philip Morris Faces Targeted by Federal Lawsuit Seeking Cancer ... Jan 21, 2006
    Newsinferno.com, Stage-one lung cancers are very curable but most lung cancer is diagnosed too late for treatment.". The Lung Cancer Alliance says that lung cancer is the No. ...

    Bexarotene shows promise in lung cancer treatment Jan 18, 2006
    RxPG NEWS, The mice were engineered to have the genetic alterations seen in human lung cancers, so they readily develop lung cancer when given known lung carcinogens. ...

    Cadmium Exposure Increases Cancer Risk Jan 16, 2006
    MedPage Today, ...non-fatal cancers. In all, 18 of the 50 fatal cancers and one of the non-fatal cancers were lung cancers. The investigators found ...

    NY smokers sue Philip Morris for cancer screenings Jan 19, 2006
    Reuters ...said. "Stage-one lung cancers are very curable but most lung cancer is diagnosed too late for treatment.". Lung cancer is the No. ...

    Marlboro Smokers' Group Names Philip Morris in Suit Jan 19, 2006
    New York Times, ..."Hopefully, this suit will change things so that we will be dealing with lung cancers that are caught when they can be treated," Mr. Block said. ...

    Asbestos: the iron grip of latency Jan 10, 2006
    News-Medical.net, Due to the long periods of latency typical of the lung cancers caused by asbestos, French scientists consider the coming epidemic to be inevitable and ...

    JILL WING, The Saratogian Jan 22, 2006
    The Saratogian, Think of all the walks, relays for life, awareness months for breast, colon, ovarian and lung cancers, hotlines, support groups, educational seminars and ...

    Can Dogs Smell Cancer? Jan 5, 2006
    Science Daily (press release) Cancer Screening With CT Questioned (May 31, 2005) -- Annual screening with helical computed tomography (CT) can help radiologists detect lung cancers at their ...

    Sniffing out cancer Jan 13, 2006
    Newsday, A pair of researchers conclude that at least two canine breeds pass the test, identifying breast and lung cancers with between 88 percent and 97 percent ...

    Yuying Su and Johnny Kao Jan 21, 2006
    New York Times, He is also a radiation oncologist at Mount Sinai Medical Center, where he specializes in the treatment of head, neck and lung cancers. ...

    AVAX Technologies Announces the Initiation of its Clinical Study ... Jan 17, 2006
    PharmaLive.com (press release), The study will include patients whose lung cancers are completely resectable. ... About 25% of patients with non-small cell lung cancers are surgically resectable. ...

    Smokers sue Philip Morris, demand lung cancer screening Jan 19, 2006
    Newsday, ..."It is a safe, efficacious and inexpensive technique, which, for the first time, provides a means to identify and diagnose lung cancers at an early stage, when ...

    Scanning the scans Jan 8, 2006
    ITP.net, Although PET scans are new, doctors have already demonstrated that they can detect tiny lung cancers, both those that are confined to the lung (when surgery ...

    Chinese Herbal Medicine May Increase Effectiveness of Lung Cancer ... Jan 20, 2006
    Cancer Consultants (press release), Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for approximately 75%–80% of all lung cancers. ...

    Lung cancer: RARa1 is critical for response to retinoid treatment Jan 19, 2006
    Xagena.it, ...was detected in normal lung cells but was not expressed either in lung cancer cells studied in the laboratory or in biopsies of lung cancers from patients. ...

    Commercial Opportunity in Lung Cancer Diagnosis Jan 20, 2006
    Newswise (press release) Newswise — Lung cancers continue to kill more people than any other type of cancer, with current survival rated at only 12-15%. ...

    Avax initiates lung cancer vaccine trial Jan 19, 2006
    Pharmaceutical Business Review ...chief medical officer of Avax. The study will include patients whose lung cancers are completely resectable. They will be assigned ...

    Exposure To Cadmium Associated With Increased Cancer Risk Jan 17, 2006
    MedIndia, During a median follow up of 17.2 years, 50 fatal cancers (including 18 lung cancers) and 20 non-fatal cancers (including 1 lung cancer case) were identified. ...

    Most Canadian homes smoke-free, survey suggests Jan 12, 2006
    Toronto Star, Cancer Society. Cigarette smoking causes about 30 per cent of cancers in Canada and more than 85 per cent of lung cancers. In 2005 ...

    January is National Radon Action Month Jan 18, 2006
    Rock River Times, Although radon-related lung cancers are mainly seen in the upper airways, radon increases the incidence of all histological types of lung cancer including ...

    Dogs Smell Signs of Cancer Jan 18, 2006
    ABC News The results show the dogs were 88 percent to 97 percent accurate in identifying both early- and late-stage breast and lung cancers. ...

    Cig big sued to cough up for tests Jan 20, 2006
    New York Daily News, Marlboro smokers filed an unusual lawsuit against Philip Morris yesterday seeking not money damages, but annual CAT scans to detect early-stage lung cancers. ...

    Bronchoscope "offers many benefits" Jan 19, 2006
    Hindu, ..."The biggest advantage is that you can detect lung cancers early... ," Rajan Santosham, thoracic surgeon, Santosham Chest Hospitals, said. ...

    Attention News/Health Editors: Jan 13, 2006
    Canada NewsWire (press release), It is responsible for more than 47,500 deaths per year in Canada. - Cigarette smoking causes about 30% of cancers in Canada and more than 85% of lung cancers. ...

    AVAX Technologies Announces the Initiation of its Clinical Study ... Jan 17, 2006
    Finanzen.net, ...andresponsive to appropriate immunotherapy.". The study will include patients whose lung cancers are completelyresectable. They will be ...

    Environmental Cadmium Exposure Increases Risk of Cancer: Study Jan 17, 2006
    Medscape (subscription) ...value < 0.0001. During a median of 17.2 years of follow up, 70 cases of cancer were recorded including 19 lung cancers. According ...

    Genentech Says 4th-Qtr Profit Climbs on Cancer Drug Sales Jan 10, 2006
    Bloomberg The shares surged 70 percent last year, boosted by studies that showed Avastin also fights breast and lung cancers and research that supported broader use of ...

    National non-smoking week a perfect time for awareness Jan 18, 2006
    Golden Star, ...far behind. Tobacco use is responsible for 30 per cent of all cancer deaths and more than 85 per cent of lung cancers. Second-hand ...

    Baseline Chest X-Rays Detect Early Lung Cancer Dec 23, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), Researchers affiliated with the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial found that nearly half of the lung cancers identified on ...

    A nose for diagnosis? Jan 7, 2006
    Toronto Star, Early detection is key, but lung cancers aren't usually caught early because there is no reliable screening test, and mammograms have a high rate of false ...

    Value of Low-Dose CT For Lung Cancer Screening Still Uncertain Jan 11, 2006
    Cancerpage.com, ...resectable lung tumors. Three other lung cancers detected in the study were unresectable central tumors. "The overall prevalence ...

    Family history linked to Lung cancer Jan 9, 2006
    Health24.com, ...a prepared statement. The article noted that smoking is linked to 85 percent to 95 percent of all lung cancers. â€?More needs to ...

    Morphotek Expands Oncology Pipeline With Product Candidate From ... Jan 3, 2006
    PR Newswire (press release), One of these antibodies "MORAb-009" is being developed by Morphotek for the treatment of pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancers and mesothelioma. ...

    Pleural Lavage Cytology Helps Predict Outcomes in Non-Small Cell ... Jan 12, 2006
    Cancer Consultants (press release), ...colon cancer) combined. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for approximately 75%-80% of all lung cancers. “Non-small ...

    American Cancer Society offers support and hope Jan 11, 2006
    Westwood Press, ...smoked, even though cigarette smoking is by far the biggest risk factor for lung cancer in the US, causing an estimated 80 percent of lung cancers in women and ...

    Macmillan: Comment on news of free vote on smoking ban Jan 11, 2006
    Politics.co.uk, ...death ? smoking and passive smoking cause nine out of 10 lung cancers. A full ban on smoking is the single most effective action. ...

    Campaign offers another chance to quit smoking Jan 4, 2006
    CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse), ...in Canada. Cigarette smoking causes about 30 per cent of cancers in Canada and more than 85 per cent of lung cancers. Lung cancer ...

    Gene Plays Key Role in Stopping Spread of Some Cancers Jan 4, 2006
    Forbes Loss or suppression of caspase 8 is seen in about 70 percent of small cell lung cancers, 10 percent of colon cancers and 35 percent of medulloblastomas, the ...

    Macmillan Comments On News Of Free Vote On Smoking Ban, UK Jan 15, 2006
    Medical News Today (press release), ...can lead to a horrible, painful death ? smoking and passive smoking cause nine out of 10 lung cancers. A full ban on smoking is ...

    Researchers Develop New Method For Studying 'Mental Time Travel' Dec 23, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) Mentally Ill Have Higher Odds Of Developing Brain, Lung Cancers (October 12, 2004) -- Men and women with mental disorders have higher odds of being diagnosed ...

    Kidney Cancer Patients Unlikely To Respond To Potential Treatment ... Dec 30, 2005
    Medical News Today (press release), KIT but lack KIT mutations may not respond to imatinib, and other researchers have shown that recently for adenoid and small cell lung cancers,â€? says Dr ...

    Women sought in cancer study Jan 13, 2006
    Cincinnati Enquirer, ...from the drug. Previous studies have shown that COX-2 is overproduced in colon, cervical and lung cancers. Researchers have also ...

    New Gastric Cancer Drug Unlikely to Benefit Kidney Cancer Patients Dec 31, 2005
    MedIndia, ...that express KIT but lack KIT mutations may not respond to imatinib and other researchers have shown that recently for adenoid and small cell lung cancers. ...

    Our Readers' Views Jan 3, 2006
    The Columbian, College of Virginia, requested by the US government, found that marijuana's psychoactive component, THC, "slowed the growth of lung cancers, breast cancers and ...

    Anti-inflammatory drugs may cut risk of esophageal cancer in ... Jan 1, 2006
    Xagena.it, ...and colorectal cancer. Preliminary studies also suggest these drugs may be protective against breast and lung cancers. It is hypothesized ...

    Lung Cancer Screening Encouraged For Smokers With A Strong Family ... Jan 2, 2006
    Science Daily (press release) Ph.D., of the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, Michigan, along with an associate, emphasized that 85 to 95 percent of all lung cancers are attributable to ...

    Lung cancer screening encouraged Jan 1, 2006
    United Press International Lead researcher Ann G. Schwartz says 85 percent to 95 percent of all lung cancers are attributable to cigarette smoking, and individuals with a family history ...

    Screening touted for smokers with family history of lung cancer Jan 2, 2006
    NewKerala.com, ...of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine published by the American Thoracic Society, has emphasized that 85 to 95 percent of all lung cancers are attributable ...

    Alliance for Healthy Homes and American Lung Association Provide ... Jan 9, 2006
    PR Web (press release), ...as a whole.â€?. 5.The World Health Organization (WHO) says radon causes up to 15% of all lung cancers worldwide. 6.Although lung ...

    Rockville firm buys cancer test rights Dec 22, 2005
    Washington Times, Those antibodies had an 80 percent accuracy rate of predicting lung cancers, said 20/20 GeneSystems President and Chief Executive Jonathan Cohen. ...

    Cancer clinic cuts diagnosis time Dec 26, 2005
    Scotsman, ...patients annually. Around 90 per cent of all lung cancers are caused by smoking, either directly or through indirect exposure. It ...

    CT Scan A Must For Smokers With Family History Of Lung Cancer Jan 2, 2006
    MedIndia, ...you regarding the probable dangers. Nearly 85 to 95% of all lung cancers can be attributed to smoking alone. Even though there has ...

    Bad students can become bad doctors, report says Dec 27, 2005
    Asbury Park Press, Of the lung cancers that were detected, 44 percent were stage I. Patients with stage I lung cancer are considered good candidates for surgery. ...

    MDH to offer free radon kits Jan 3, 2006
    Seantobia Democrat, More than 20,000 Americans die of radon-related lung cancer each year, and radon causes up to 15 percent of lung cancers worldwide. ...

    Kick butts: State touting Tobacco Quit Line Dec 31, 2005
    Henderson Gleaner, Brendi, who had done her research, told that loved one, "Did you know that smoking causes more than 85 percent of lung cancers? ...

    Add new comment Jan 7, 2006
    Solomon Star, The study has also found that lung cancers are now becoming a major cause of death in Solomon Islands with smokers mostly the victims. ...

    After Adding $25M, Novacea To Launch DN-101 Phase III Jan 4, 2006
    BioWorld Online (subscription), Sold in most European countries to treat breast and non-small-cell lung cancers, oral vinorelbine was designed to provide a more convenient administration over ...

    Age healthfully with lifetime strategy Jan 3, 2006
    DetNews.com, Up to 90 percent of lung cancers are associated with smoking, and your risk rises with the number of cigarettes you smoke and the years you smoke. ...

    In flat market, big ups and downs on LI Jan 3, 2006
    Newsday, ...hopes for building a biotech industry, entered the year with a lot of momentum after its first drug, Tarceva, was approved to fight stubborn lung cancers. ...

    Therion Biologics Secures $50 Million to Complete Pivotal Clinical ... Dec 28, 2005
    dBusinessNews Boston (press release), ...these lead product candidates, clinical trials evaluating Therion's innovative targeted therapeutics in colorectal, ovarian, breast and lung cancers are also ...

    Dogs Can Detect Cancer Jan 5, 2006
    MedIndia, The keen sense of smell of a dog is capable of detecting breast and lung cancers in human beings, according to a new research. The ...

    Acceptys, Inc. and OncoMab GmbH Announce Integration of Human ... Dec 24, 2005
    Biotech Intelligence (press release), These lead candidates will be jointly developed by Acceptys and OncoMab as therapies for colon, pancreatic and lung cancers, all largely unmet medical needs. ...

    Mayo Clinic Finds Kidney Cancer Patients are Unlikely to Respond ... 21 Dec 2005
    AScribe ...express KIT but lack KIT mutations may not respond to imatinib, and other researchers have shown that recently for adenoid and small cell lung cancers," says Dr ...

    Chest x-rays detect early lung cancer Dec 20, 2005
    Reuters.uk, NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Screening chest x-ray detects a substantial number of lung cancers at an early potentially curable stage, according to initial ...

    Inhale, exhale, wait for results Dec 18, 2005
    Los Angeles Times, Currently, there is no FDA approved method of lung cancer screening. As a result, only 21% of lung cancers are diagnosed early, at their most treatable stage. ...

    Exelixis starts Phase 2 for cancer drug Dec 20, 2005
    United Press International ...at multiple US centers to test the new therapy against solid tumors including renal cell carcinoma and colon, ovarian and non-small cell lung cancers, and two ...

    CHARITY PRAISES SMOKING BAN REPORT Dec 20, 2005
    Community Newswire, Cancer Relief knows only too well that lung cancer can lead to a horrible, painful death - smoking and passive smoking cause nine out of 10 lung cancers. ...

    Market Pulse Breaking News Alert for Tuesday, December 20, 2005 ... Dec 20, 2005
    Market Wire (press release) ...to the production and manufacture of Paclitaxel, which is an anti-cancer compound used for the treatment of ovarian, breast, small cell lung cancers, and AIDS ...

    Post-surgery therapy lowers cancer deaths Dec 18, 2005
    Bradenton Herald, Kathy Albain of Loyola University Health System noted that the Lancet overview found a significant increase in second breast cancers, lung cancers and heart ...

    Fit, older lung cancer patients respond to chemotherapy Dec 18, 2005
    St. Petersburg Times, ...future. Avastin, an antiangiogenesis drug, is one such targeted agent recently approved by the FDA for colon and lung cancers. Other ...

    GPC Biotech Begins Rolling NDA Submission for Lead Drug Candidate ... Dec 15, 2005
    Market Wire (press release) Several other studies evaluating satraplatin in combination with other therapies and in various cancers, including breast and lung cancers, are underway or ...

    Cancers Use "Cellular Bookmarks" to Target Favorite Sites of ... Dec 9, 2005
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute, In experiments with mice that had been implanted with highly metastatic lung cancers or melanoma cells, the scientists discovered that BMDCs did, indeed ...

    Lung cancer in women Dec 11, 2005
    ITP.net, Small cell lung cancer (15%–20% of all lung cancers): The most aggressive form of lung cancer; often spreads before symptoms appear. ...

    Smokers, give it up--read the stats Dec 17, 2005
    The Free Lance-Star, Approximately 160,000 people will die of lung cancer this year. About 85 percent of lung cancers are diagnosed at Stage 3 or 4, most when it is too late. ...

    Cancer gene map aims to defang dread diagnosis Dec 13, 2005
    Arizona Daily Star, ...in certain cancers, have led to the development of several new drugs, such as Herceptin for some forms of breast cancer and Iressa for some lung cancers. ...

    Antisoma AGM update Dec 9, 2005
    Biotech Intelligence (press release), ...treatment. The phase I study was reopened in September, and is now recruiting additional patients with renal and lung cancers. Data ...

    Minimally Invasive Surgery May Increase Options For Octogenarians ... Dec 7, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) When non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) are detected at an early, localized stage, surgical removal of the affected area often can prevent metastasis to other ...

    20/20 GeneSystems Acquires Rights to Lung Cancer Screening Test ... Dec 15, 2005
    Genetic Engineering News, The presence and amounts of these antibodies in the blood predicts NSCLC with better than 90% accuracy. NSCLC comprises approximately 80% of all lung cancers. ...

    Cancer Group Lists Top Treatment Advances for 2005 Dec 2, 2005
    Forbes ...study found that "adjuvant" (post-surgery) chemotherapy greatly reduced the risk of tumor recurrence in patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancers. ...

    UK working with 20/20 GeneSystems Dec 16, 2005
    EurekAlert (press release), ...very early stages of the disease. NSCLC comprises approximately 80 percent of all lung cancers. Part of this research was reported ...

    Breast cancer drug benefits studied Dec 15, 2005
    United Press International ...in mice. The study was based on earlier research that some lung cancers, much like breast tumors, also thrive on estrogen. Olga ...

    Induction Chemotherapy Promising in Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung ... Dec 2, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for approximately 75%-80% of all lung cancers. ...

    Young cancer researchers honored Nov 21, 2005
    Medical News Today (press release), Much of his research has focused on the oncogene K-Ras, which is implicated in 30 percent of non-small cell lung cancers, 90 percent of pancreas cancers, and ...

    Cancer Control May Cut Risk of Breast Cancer Dec 15, 2005
    Open PR (press release), ...colorectal cancer. Preliminary studies also suggest Cancer Control® can also be effective against liver and lung cancers. While ...

    HEALTH & FITNESS Dec 6, 2005
    The Tribune, ...now firmly established as an investigation of choice in the diagnosis, staging and management of a wide range of cancers — gastrointestinal and lung cancers. ...

    Two Leading Biotech Publications Report on Advaxis' Potential ... Dec 12, 2005
    PharmaLive.com (press release), Further Listeria vaccines in development target breast, ovarian and lung cancers. Advaxis is entering a Phase I/II clinical trial in late 2005. ...

    I'm living through lung cancer; will you? Nov 22, 2005
    Kentucky.com, ...of the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, has recently discovered some key markers that identified 90 percent of the non-small-cell lung cancers. ...

    U takes lead to fight oral cancer Dec 8, 2005
    Minnesota Daily, Half of people with oral cancer die within five years. Oral cancer has a survival rate worse than breast, colon and lung cancers, he said. ...

    Oxigene gets green light for human lung cancer trial Dec 12, 2005
    Boston Business Journal, ...the drug is in patients. About 75 percent of all lung cancers involve non-small cell lung cancer. Founded in 1988, Oxigene announced ...

    Minimally invasive surgery poses lesser risk for lung cancer ... Dec 11, 2005
    Webindia123, Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, a minimally invasive surgery, may increase options for people in their eighties with some lung cancers by removing part ...

    Keyhole surgery opens options for elder patients Dec 7, 2005
    Cancerfacts.com, When non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) are detected at an early, localized stage, surgical removal of the affected area often can prevent the cancer from ...

    Investigational Targeted Therapy May Offer Progress for Non ... Dec 10, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), ...therapies such as Gemzar(R) and Alimta(R), which are already helping patients with pancreatic, bladder, breast, mesothelioma and lung cancers." Today's data ...

    Cancer awareness campaign targets Aboriginal community Dec 12, 2005
    CNW Telbec (Communiqués de presse), Risk factors for colorectal cancer include physical activity, obesity, smoking and family history. About 85% of lung cancers are attributable to smoking. ...

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Tipsheet for December 2005 Dec 8, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY MAY INCREASE OPTIONS FOR OCTOGENARIANS WITH SOME LUNG CANCERS While some patients, including the elderly, may not be good candidates ...

    Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Investigational Targeted Therapy May ... Dec 11, 2005
    Medical News Today (press release), ...resulted in enduring therapies such as Gemzar® and Alimta®, which are already helping patients with pancreatic, bladder, breast, mesothelioma and lung cancers ...

    Investigational Targeted Therapy May Offer Progress for Non ... Dec 11, 2005
    Biotech Intelligence (press release), ...in enduring therapies such as Gemzar(R) and Alimta(R), which are already helping patients with pancreatic, bladder, breast, mesothelioma and lung cancers.". ...

    It's never too late to quit smoking Dec 2, 2005
    Hopkinton Crier, It also causes more than 80 percent of all lung cancers and increases the risk for many other types of cancer, including oral, throat pancreatic, uterine ...

    Lilly says it's on the rebound Dec 10, 2005
    Indianapolis Star, ...with popular Plavix. • Enzastaurin (lymphatic cancer) -- late; also being studied for colon, lung cancers. • Inhaled insulin ...

    Asian spice promising as tool to fight disease Nov 24, 2005
    Dallas Morning News (subscription), Low rates among Indians for colorectal, prostate and lung cancers as well as coronary heart disease and Alzheimer's first drew Western researchers to curcumin. ...

    Newly identified protein may help improve treatment for lung ... Nov 21, 2005
    News-Medical.net, ...was detected in normal lung cells but was not expressed either in lung cancer cells studied in the laboratory or in biopsies of lung cancers from patients. ...

    Diagnosing Airway Disease Dec 2, 2005
    Medscape (subscription) CT scanning is good in the detection of detect small lung cancers and non-COPD-associated airway obstruction such as proximal airway obstruction, bronchiectasis ...

    Fossil fuels - the new 'asbestos' Nov 22, 2005
    On Line opinion, ...that heavily loaded diesel engines are a major source of the chemical and that it could be partly responsible for the large number of lung cancers in cities ...

    RTI International researcher among six honored with North Carolina ... Nov 23, 2005
    Carolina Newswire (press release), More than 17 analogs of Taxol are in clinical trials for breast, prostate, brain, skin, pancreatic, colorectal and lung cancers. ...

    Hookah bars good hangouts Nov 25, 2005
    Stockton Record, Hookah is tobacco, and does put people at risk for oral, esophageal, and lung cancers, according to Paul Knepprath, vice president for government relations at ...

    Callahan Center nearly done Nov 27, 2005
    North Platte Telegraph, ...radiation therapy. With this new state-of-the-art machine, we can localize the radiation beam. We can analyze lung cancers. We'll ...

    64-slice CT scanner improves cardiac imaging Nov 27, 2005
    Manila Bulletin, ...cancer and stroke. It is also used in the screening of colon and lung cancers aside from its other usual uses. In the September ...

    Column: 'Success must be measured incrementally and individually' Nov 21, 2005
    Ames Daily Tribune, Three of us there were completely smoke free. Another woman, who's battled two lung cancers and can't quit, was very successful. ...

    Tumor-Targeting Nanodelivery Systems: Expanding the Potential for ... Nov 17, 2005
    AZoNano.com, ...enroll 20 patients with advanced solid tumors, including head and neck, prostate, pancreatic, breast, bladder, colon, cervical, brain, melanoma and lung cancers ...

    News Roundup: Woman killed when pickup rams her car Nov 17, 2005
    San Antonio Express (subscription), Brad Prestige, medical director of Texas Cancer Clinic, said 90 percent of lung cancers are associated with smoking, but exposure to carcinogens and second ...

    PET imaging with FDG to determine the extent of spread of cancers ... 13 Nov 2005
    Xagena.it, PET already plays an integral role in managing lymphoma, colorectal and lung cancers and is developing as a major tool in managing other cancers as well, said ...

    Turmeric shows promise in fighting, preventing cancer and other ... 13 Nov 2005
    Seattle Times, Low rates among Indians for colorectal, prostate and lung cancers as well as coronary heart disease and Alzheimer's first drew Western researchers to curcumin. ...

    'Freeze therapy' for lung cancers Oct 24, 2005
    PakTribune.com, ISLAMABAD: The probe is inserted into the tumour to freeze it Doctors are using a probe that freezes tumours at temperatures of -190°C to treat lung cancer in ...

    Cancers in Malaysia Nov 5, 2005
    Malaysia Star, This is probably because smoking amongst US women is more prevalent. However, it must be noted that not all types of lung cancers are caused by smoking. ...

    Dare County complies with new water quality standards Nov 12, 2005
    Outer Banks Sentinel, The EPA has estimated that cutting allowable arsenic from 50 to 10 ppb would prevent 1000 bladder cancers and 2000 to 5000 lung cancers during a human lifetime ...

    Minimally Invasive Surgery May Increase Options For Octogenarians ... Nov 9, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) When non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLC) are detected at an early, localized stage, surgical removal of the affected area often can prevent metastasis to other ...

    Mutations in the BRAF gene predict sensitivity to MEK inhibitors Nov 10, 2005
    Xagena.it, ...growth and survival of cancer cells and is mutated in the majority of patients with melanoma and in a minority of patients with colon, breast, and lung cancers ...

    NSAIDs may cut risk of esophageal cancer in people with Barrett's ... Nov 10, 2005
    Medical News Today (press release), ...and colorectal cancer. Preliminary studies also suggest these drugs may be protective against breast and lung cancers. It is hypothesized ...

    Protein restoration may inhibit lung cancer Nov 11, 2005
    myDNA.com, In these three lung cancers, the lack of these receptors result in a deficiency of tumor suppressor transforming growth factors (TGF)-B, which help fight the ...

    Missing protein may hold lung cancer key -research Nov 8, 2005
    Reuters Some 80 percent of lung cancers are non-small cell cancers, and the overwhelming cause of lung cancer is smoking -- either active or passive.

    The Buccal Mucosa Cells Test To Diagnose Lung Cancer Nov 6, 2005
    Medgadget.com, 30 percent. The test achieved a 61 percent sensitivity when researchers focused on early, stage I lung cancers. "Ultimately, this ...

    Ministry estimates more than 15,000 deaths by asbestos-related ... Oct 13, 2005
    Asahi Shimbun, The ministry's figure is partly based on studies that show people die of mesothelioma and other lung cancers about 40 years after inhaling asbestos particles ...

    Early diagnosis 'could save more' Nov 6, 2005
    Daily Mail - UK, The UKLCC said more women died from lung cancer than breast cancer, and one in eight lung cancers are in people who have never smoked. ...

    ImmunoGen, Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2006 Financial ... Nov 3, 2005
    Genetic Engineering News, This TAP compound targets the CD56 antigen found on small-cell lung cancers (SCLC), other cancers of neuroendocrine origin, and certain hematological ...

    Some are waiting for 19 weeks...others a month Nov 5, 2005
    Yorkshire Post Today, ...it nationally each year need it as a key back-up treatment or as a curative therapy mainly for head and neck, gynaecological, bowel, prostate and lung cancers. ...

    Adherex to Present Data at Rodman & Renshaw Conference Indicating ... Nov 8, 2005
    Business Wire (press release), ...among the tumors examined, 100% of liver cancers, 95% of esophageal cancers, 83% of colon cancers, 79% of kidney cancers, and 58% of lung cancers expressed N ...

    Cheek Swab Helps Spot Early Lung Cancer Oct 31, 2005
    Forbes ...of 30 percent. The test achieved a 61 percent sensitivity when researchers focused on early, stage I lung cancers. Turic's team ...

    Cheek Cells Used To Identify Lung Cancer Nov 8, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) ...cases. "Stage I lung cancer is considered treatable, but most lung cancers are currently detected beyond stage I," said Dr. Turic. ...

    Addition of G-CSF Reduces Risk of Febrile Neutropenia in Small ... Nov 2, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), Small cell lung cancers (SCLC) account for 20-25% of all lung cancers and are primarily diagnosed in smokers or former smokers. ...

    Why the battle on poverty leaves worst places to struggle alone Nov 1, 2005
    The Herald, They found mortality rates for stomach and lung cancers and heart disease were worst in Glasgow and Inverclyde, and were twice as bad as council areas such as ...

    MASS Opportunities: A Biotechnology Investment Conference ... Nov 2, 2005
    Genetic Engineering News, Phase II (US) starts Q4 2005 in melanoma. Further clinical trials in head and neck, pancreatic and lung cancers scheduled for 2006. ...

    Vaccine May Improve Survival in Patients with Stage IIIB Non-Small ... Nov 7, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), ...the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the US NSCLC is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for approximately 75-80% of all lung cancers. ...

    Antisoma Announces Promising Preliminary Phase II Data for AS1404 ... Oct 16, 2005
    PrimeZone (press release), ...cancer. Enrollment was completed in August 2005, and the trial has included patients with both squamous and non-squamous lung cancers. ...

    New Lung Cancer Test Targets Cheek Cells Oct 31, 2005
    WebMD ...and women. Early lung cancer is considered treatable, but most lung cancers are found later on, Turic notes in a news release. "We ...

    Abraxaneâ„¢ for Initial Treatment of Metastatic Non-Small Cell ... Nov 4, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), ...leading cause of cancer death in the US Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for 75%-80% of all lung cancers. ...

    Editorial briefs Nov 9, 2005
    Fort Wayne News Sentinel, The Indiana University School of Medicine has announced that its researchers have developed an alternative to surgery for some lung cancers. ...

    'Phytoestrogens' May Reduce Lung Cancer Risk Oct 14, 2005
    CancerWise ...quantities of phytoestrogen-rich food. “About 15% of lung cancers occur in those who have never smoked. Besides exposure to second ...

    Nicotine and Cancer: Are You Among Misinformed? Nov 1, 2005
    WebMD ..."Light cigarettes have succeeded in changing where lung cancers are found, but they haven't reduced them," says Glynn, director for cancer science and trends ...

    Professor sues FSU over chemistry school Nov 8, 2005
    St. Petersburg Times, Holton's discovery made the drug widely available to patients, in particular those suffering from breast, ovarian and lung cancers. ...

    The significance of estrogen receptor ß in 301 surgically treated ... Oct 20, 2005
    The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery ...cancer. METHODS: A total of 301 patients with surgically resected non–small cell lung cancers of stages I to III were explored. ...

    Advaxis to Present at the Rodman and Renshaw Techvest 7th Annual ... Nov 3, 2005
    Genetic Engineering News, Further Listeria vaccines in development target breast, ovarian and lung cancers. Advaxis is entering a Phase I/II clinical trial in late 2005. ...

    Promising preliminary results for new lung cancer drug Oct 18, 2005
    Cancerfacts.com, ...body. Enrollment was completed in August 2005, and the trial has included patients with both squamous and non-squamous lung cancers. ...

    Brachytherapy May Improve Survival in Patients with Inoperable ... Oct 20, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), However, some lung cancers originate or spread locally and may attach or spread nearby to crucial structures in the lung (such as major blood vessels or ...

    Advaxis to Present at the Rodman and Renshaw Techvest 7th Annual ... Nov 4, 2005
    dBusinessNews Newark (press release), ...cancers. Further Listeria vaccines in development target breast, ovarian and lung cancers. Advaxis is entering a Phase I/II. clinical trial in late 2005. ...

    Celery flavonoid slows prostate tumour growth in mice Oct 21, 2005
    Food Navigator -USA, ...resulted in a decrease in levels of IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor), which are associated with higher risk of breast, prostate, colorectal and lung cancers. ...

    Women survive lung cancer better than men Nov 1, 2005
    ABC News MONTREAL (Reuters Health) - Women have a better survival rate than men in early stage lung cancers, regardless of treatment or even lack of treatment. ...

    Cheek-cell test may help detect lung cancer early Oct 31, 2005
    London Free Press, ..."Stage I lung cancer is considered treatable, but most lung cancers are currently detected beyond stage I," said lead researcher Dr. Bojana Turic, director of ...

    Cheek cells' DNA points to lung cancer risk Oct 31, 2005
    Reuters ...because that stage is considered treatable. Most lung cancers are detected at later stages. Turic and her colleagues at Perceptronix ...

    Cheek Swab Test May Detect Lung Cancer Oct 31, 2005
    HomeTown channel.com, ..."Stage 1 lung cancer is considered treatable, but most lung cancers are currently detected beyond stage I," Turic said in a news release. ...

    Women Lift Smokescreen on Lung Cancer Nov 1, 2005
    Bay Area BusinessWoman News, ...instead.â€?. More than 60 percent of all new lung cancers are diagnosed in those who never smoked or who quit, sometimes decades ago. ...

    Experimental Buccal Cell Test Can Identify Patients with Lung ... Nov 2, 2005
    DG News ...cases. "Stage I lung cancer is considered treatable, but most lung cancers are currently detected beyond stage I," Dr. Turic said. ...

    Women Live Longer With Lung Cancer Nov 2, 2005
    Ivanhoe, Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York reviewed nearly 19,000 cases of stage 1 and stage 2 non-small cell lung cancers. ...

    Cheek cells can detect lung cancer, says study Nov 1, 2005
    NewKerala.com, ...“Stage I lung cancer is considered treatable, but most lung cancers are currently detected beyond stage I. We believe that early detection is the key to ...

    Cheeks may hold the clue to lung cancer risk Nov 1, 2005
    News-Medical.net, ...that stage is considered treatable. As a rule most lung cancers are detected at later stages. The Canadian team collected cheek ...

    WOmen With Lung Cancer Fare Better Than Men Nov 1, 2005
    Cancerpage.com, MONTREAL NOV 1, 2005 (Reuters Health) - Women have a better survival rate than men in early stage lung cancers, regardless of treatment or even lack of ...

    Erbitux® in Addition to Chemotherapy for Advanced Non-Small Cell ... Oct 31, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), US. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for 75%-80% of all lung cancers. Survival ...

    Restoring silenced gene kills lung cancer cells Oct 17, 2005
    myDNA.com, The research focused on a gene known as WWOX, which is lost or silenced in a large majority of lung cancers, and in cancers of the breast, ovary, prostate ...

    Surgery to Remove Lung Cancer Safe After Chemotherapy and ... Oct 17, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), None-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for approximately 75%-80% of all lung cancers in the US. ...

    Specific Subgroups of Patients with NSCLC Experience Improved ... Oct 14, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), ...small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) refers to the type of cell within the lung that the cancer originated and accounts for approximately 75%-80% of all lung cancers ...

    Cigarette Replacement Therapy Oct 30, 2005
    PR Leap (press release), Specifically, cigarette smoking causes an increased risk of lung cancer. It is estimated that 80-90% of all lung cancers are attributable to cigarette smoking. ...

    Turmeric compound curcumin helps stop the spread of breast cancer Oct 16, 2005
    Food Consumer, Many attribute the low incidence rates of colorectal, prostate and lung cancers as well as coronary heart disease and Alzheimer's disease in India to the ...

    Study targets gene that kills cancer Oct 17, 2005
    United Press International Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute focused on a gene known as WWOX, which is lost or silenced in a large majority of lung cancers, and in ...

    Study: Flavonoids slow prostate tumor growth Oct 23, 2005
    Food Consumer, ...decreased the levels of IGF-1 or insulin-like growth factor, which had been associated with a higher risk of breast, prostate, colorectal and lung cancers. ...

    Flavonoids May Inhibit Prostate Cancer Oct 20, 2005
    Science Daily (press release) ...a decrease in IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor) levels, which are associated with an increased risk of breast, prostate, colorectal and lung cancers, as well ...

    Tumeric might be therapeutic Oct 16, 2005
    The State, Low rates among Indians for colorectal, prostate and lung cancers as well as coronary heart disease and Alzheimer’s first drew Western researchers to curcumin ...

    Health effects of uranium considered Town hall meeting addresses ... Oct 26, 2005
    Farmington Daily Times, ..."He died from lung cancers, prostate cancers, too many to name," Saltwater said, noting his father's uranium exposure was nearly 300 percent. ...

    bioMerieux and ExonHit extend cancer collaboration Oct 14, 2005
    Pharmaceutical Business Review The scope of the collaboration has now been enlarged to other types of cancers, including colon, prostate and lung cancers, for which a blood or tissue ...

    Lung cancer risk 'cut by cabbages' Oct 28, 2005
    DeHavilland, ...number of women with the disease is steadily increasing. Smoking and passive smoking are said to cause nine out of ten lung cancers.

    New Help for Lung Cancer Oct 19, 2005
    Ivanhoe, Up to 25 percent of non-small cell lung cancers diagnosed fall into this non-operable category, so this new treatment could offer hope to a large subset of ...

    Oncotech Offers New Genomic Test for Lung Cancer Oct 17, 2005
    Yahoo! News (press release) ...this deadly disease. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer accounts for more than 80% of all lung cancers in the United States. Oncotech is ...

    Genomic Test for EGFR for Patients with Lung Cancer Oct 18, 2005
    Cancer Consultants (press release), Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer, comprising approximately 75%-80% of all lung cancers. ...

    Brachytherapy May Change Outlook for Inoperable Lung Cancer Oct 20, 2005
    Cancerpage.com, ..."These patients were not otherwise surgical candidates," Dr. Mutyala said. Partial resection with brachyherapy "made these inoperable lung cancers operable.". ...

    Novel Technique For Targeting Small-Cell Lung Cancer Oct 25, 2005
    MedIndia, Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC), accounting for about 20% of all lung cancers, is a particularly aggressive form of malignancy with about 80% of cases presenting ...

    Smokers Don't Recognize Risks of Their Habit Oct 17, 2005
    The Seoul Times, Although inherited genes do play a role in some lung cancers, tobacco smoking is directly responsible for more than 87% of lung cancer cases, according to ACS ...

    Idera Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase 1/2 Oncology Trial of ... Oct 26, 2005
    PR Newswire (press release), Gemcitabine (Gemzar(R), Eli Lilly and Company) has first-line indications in the US for breast, pancreatic, and non-small cell lung cancers. ...

    DOS47 scientific paper published in the Journal of Experimental ... Oct 25, 2005
    PharmaLive.com (press release), 93-99), entitled "Urease-induced alkalinization of extracellular pH and its antitumour activity in human breast and lung cancers.". ...

    Asbestos law to compensate up to 9,500 bereaved families Oct 21, 2005
    Asahi Shimbun, The total number of fatalities would reach 15,000 by the same year if deaths from asbestos-related lung cancers are included, the officials said.(IHT/Asahi ...

    DOS47 scientific paper published in the Journal of Experimental ... Oct 25, 2005
    News-Medical.net, 93-99), entitled "Urease-induced alkalinization of extracellular pH and its antitumour activity in human breast and lung cancers.". ...

    Asbestos may kill 15,000 Japanese Oct 14, 2005
    United Press International The ministry's figure is partly based on studies that show that people die of mesothelioma and other lung cancers about 40 years after inhaling asbestos ...

    Health hazards of exposure to toxic fumes Oct 17, 2005
    Vanguard, ...the specific links between particulate matter and death from ailments like ischemic heart disease or heart attack, as well as lung cancers are clearly apparent ...

    Look West, young country Oct 20, 2005
    ic Wales, Genentech has around 8,000 employees at their research facility in San Francisco, developing drugs used in the treatment of breast and lung cancers, asthma and ...

    Why this delay in tannery relocation? Oct 22, 2005
    Financial Express.bd, Among the chemicals, chrome has highly detrimental effect causing health hazards eg lung cancers, allergic, skin, gastro-intestinal ulcers and kidney damage. ...

    Science Scene Oct 17, 2005
    The California Aggie Online ...but we saw specific links between particulate matter and death from ischemic heart disease, such as heart attack, as well as lung cancers,â€? said Michael ...

    A farewell like Mardy wanted Oct 23, 2005
    Charlotte Observer, She grew organic herbs and sold them all over the Carolinas. About 10 percent of lung cancers hit people who never smoked. Mardy ...

    Anticancer Agent in Veggies Shows Promise Oct 21, 2005
    WebMD IGF-1 levels have been associated with increased risk of prostate, breast, colorectal, and lung cancers, according to a news release from Case Western ...


    GRAY MATTERS 10 Sep 2005
    There is no better evidence of the direct connection between environment and cancer than the fact that 85 percent to 90 percent of all lung cancers, the kind ... Newsday,

    Detecting early lung cancers with CT scans Aug 22, 2005
    ...smaller than a quarter.Studies using X-rays alone or with sputum tests, as well as fiber-optic exams of the bronchial passages, to detect lung cancers in high ... Charlotte Observer,

    Celebrity Lung Cancers Spark Interest in Earlier Detection Aug 15, 2005
    By Peggy Peck, Senior Editor, MedPage Today. NEW YORK, Aug. 15-Several prominent personalities diagnosed with lung cancer have triggered ... MedPage Today,

    Better Survival in Lung Cancer Patients with EGFR Gene Mutations Sep 9, 2005
    NSCLC refers to the type of cell in which the cancer originated. It accounts for approximately 75% to 80% of all lung cancers. While ... Cancer Consultants (press release),

    Lung cancer risk higher for women Aug 28, 2005
    As if all this weren't bad enough, Reeve's illness has highlighted a new and alarming trend: An increasing number of lung cancers are being diagnosed in women ... London Free Press,

    With every breath you take Aug 28, 2005
    Even more tragic is the fact that Dana Reeve's illness has highlighted a new and alarming trend: An increasing number of lung cancers are being diagnosed in ... Toronto Sun,

    Kaiser to build center to treat cancer patients Sep 6, 2005
    ...that are especially responsive to radiation therapy will be prime candidates for the facility, including those with breast, prostate and lung cancers, as well ... San Francisco Business Times,

    GeneMax Corp. announces publication demonstrating the efficacy of ... Sep 6, 2005
    ..."We have demonstrated that the down-regulation of TAP1 occurs in a wide variety of human lung cancers, and that the corresponding defect in the antigen ... Canada NewsWire (press release),

    Science Journal: Early cancer detection doesn't always aid patient Aug 26, 2005
    And a Mayo Clinic study found that although X-rays detect lung cancers at earlier stages, and lead to more five-year survivors, early detection does not lower ... Pittsburgh Post Gazette,

    Dr. Tom Gross: Screening for some cancers may be too late to save ... Aug 22, 2005
    ...other means. In short, a chest radiograph was discovered to be an insufficient tool for screening for lung cancers. Many people ... Marin Independent-Journal,

    Novel "Lipoplex" Nanoparticle to Get First Human Test Treating ... Sep 5, 2005
    ...approved for testing in the clinical trial are head and neck, prostate, pancreatic, breast, bladder, colon, cervical, brain, melanoma, liver and lung cancers. AZoNano.com,

    Celebrities' deaths heighten awareness of lung cancer Aug 11, 2005
    Cigarette smoking is by far the biggest risk factor in lung cancer, blamed for an estimated 80 percent of lung cancers in women and 90 percent in men ... Baltimore Sun,

    Lung cancer Aug 24, 2005
    There is often no clear cause for the other cancers, but smoking is directly linked to more than 80 percent of lung cancers, according to the society. ... Ocala.com,

    Jury still out on CT scan's use to detect lung cancer Aug 22, 2005
    Studies using X-rays alone or with sputum tests, as well as fiber-optic exams of the bronchial passages, to detect lung cancers in high-risk patients have not ... Rocky Mountain News,

    LIFELONG HEALTH : Does early detection reduce rate of lung cancer ... Aug 28, 2005
    Most but not all lung cancers are caused by smoking, but only 5 percent of patients with lung cancer do not have a history of exposure to cigarette smoking. ... Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription),

    Clearing the air Aug 21, 2005
    The greater the amount and longer you smoke, the greater the cancer risk. Smoking is responsible for about 80 percent to 90 percent of lung cancers. ... OCRegister (subscription),

    Spotlight on a true killer Aug 22, 2005
    In addition, patients often don't develop symptoms until late in the disease. And there's no good way of detecting lung cancers in asymptomatic people. ... Boulder Daily Camera (subscription),

    Blame, shame overshadow real plight of lung cancer sufferers ... Aug 15, 2005
    While cigarette smoking is implicated in about 85 percent of all lung cancers, Garst and others said they do not think that patients with lung cancer should be ... Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),

    Gazette opinion: Law mandates smoke-free public places Sep 5, 2005
    Eighty-five percent of lung cancer victims die within five years of diagnosis, and 87 percent of lung cancers are directly linked to smoking, according to a ... Billings Gazette,

    Specific Proteins in Blood May Indicate Lung Cancer Aug 25, 2005
    ...individuals without cancer (healthy individuals and those with COPD) were correctly identified by protein analysis, and over 60% of lung cancers were correctly ... Cancer Consultants (press release),

    Awareness grows about lung cancer Aug 22, 2005
    While 85 percent to 90 percent of lung cancers are caused by smoking, environmental causes such as asbestos, radon and air pollution cause a small percentage. ... Fort Wayne News Sentinel,

    Lung Cancer Aug 15, 2005
    Smoking is by far the leading risk factor for lung cancer; more than eight out of 10 lung cancers are thought to result from smoking. ... Orangeburg Times Democrat,



    Lung cancer is a malignant tumour of the lungs. Most commonly it is bronchogenic carcinoma (about 90%). Lung cancer is the most lethal malignant tumour worldwide, causing up to 3 million deaths annually.

    The most important risk factor for lung cancer is smoking.

    Treatment and prognosis depend upon the histological type of cancer and the stage (degree of spread). Possible treatment modalities include surgery, chemotherapy) and/or radiotherapy.

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