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Mechanism That Promotes Lung Cancer Growth and Survival Discovered
Scientists have uncovered a novel mechanism that may lead to unique lung cancer treatments. The study recently published in the journal iGenes (and) Development/i was a collaboration between...
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Task Force Recommends New Guidelines For Lung Cancer Screening
A task force has strongly recommended new guidelines for screening of lung cancer. Led by medical professionals from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) the task force was established by the American...
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Lung Cancer Death Rates Rising
A new study comparing lung cancer death rates among women by year of birth shows dramatic differences in trends between states, likely reflecting the success or failure of tobacco control efforts. The...
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Revelation Of Secrets of Lung Cancer Drug Resistance at UCSF
People with lung cancer who are treated with the drug Tarceva face a daunting uncertainty. The uncertainty dawns around the fact that their tumors may initially shrink, it's not a question of whether...
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Researchers Find Link Between Lung Cancer and Breathing Machine Dependence
The microRNA-320a is a common link between sugar, lung cancer and breathing machine dependence, a new study published in the FASEB Journal reveals. In the report, Stanford scientists show that the...
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Cellular Changes Responsible for Late Stage Lung Cancer Spread also Aid...
Researchers at Mayo Clinic have found that lung cancer is allowed to grow unchecked in early stages due to cellular changes that were initially thought to happen only in the late stages to allow the...
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Molecular Link Between Arsenic Exposure and Lung Cancer Explored
Researchers have analyzed a panel of lung tumors from a population exposed to arsenic. "Lung tumors induced by arsenic are different molecular entities and specific therapeutic approaches should be...
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New Biomarker Can Predict Lung Cancer Patients' Responses to Chemotherapy
New findings have revealed a potential biomarker that can help predict lung cancer patients response to chemotherapy, as they are notoriously insensitive to chemotherapy drugs, including cisplatin....
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New Therapy That Prevents Lung Cancer Growth in Mice Identified
Scientists have identified a molecular pathway that prevents lung cancer growth in mice. This work is published today in the scientific journal iCancer Cell/i. bStanding up to lung cancer /bNotch was...
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New Research Finds New Tool for Clinicians' Effective Prediction of Lung...
Scientists at University of Liverpool develop a prediction model showing viable tool for selecting high risk individuals for prevention and control programmes. The model, developed at the University's...
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Domestic Coal Use Linked to Lifetime Risk of Lung Cancer
In China, the use of smoky coal for household cooking ups the risk of developing lung cancer, finds study. This represents one of the strongest effects of environmental pollution reported for cancer...
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Alteration in a Gene Associated With Embryonic Development Linked With...
A comprehensive map of genetic mutations linked to an aggressive and lethal type of lung cancer has been developed by a team of scientists, including researchers from Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer...
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Researchers Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets for Small Cell Lung Cancer
Results of a new study indicate that the newly discovered molecular differences between small cell lung cancer and nonsmall cell lung cancer have revealed PARP1 and EZH2 as potential therapeutic...
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Survival Chances Higher Among Married Lung Cancer Patients Than Singles
Marital status plays a role in survival rates among lung cancer patients. A study has found that married patients with locally advanced lung cancer are likely to survive longer after treatment than...
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Potential for More Targeted Therapies Identified in Large Lung Cancer Study
The first comprehensive genetic analysis of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung has been reported by a nationwide consortium of scientists. The former is a common type of lung cancer responsible for...
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New Potential Targets Found for Treating Squamous Cell Lung Cancers
People with the second most common type of lung cancer may one day benefit from targeted therapies that have transformed treatments for other lung cancer patients, says a new paper published in...
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Definition of Key Lung Cancer Genome Found by UNC Lineberger Scientists
An early online edition of Nature in September 9, 2012, scientists with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) report that they have characterized the lung squamous cell carcinoma genome. Squamous cell...
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Smokers With Lung Cancer Have 10 Times More Genetic Damage Than Never-Smokers
A new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that lung cancer patients with a history of smoking have 10 times more genetic mutations in their tumors than those...
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New Personalized Therapies for Lung Cancer Patients from 2 New Studies
A leading cause of death worldwide, lung cancer is associated with very low survival rates. Two new genome-sequencing studies have uncovered novel genes involved in the deadly disease, as well as...
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Astex Pharma Announces It Will Halt Development of Lung Cancer Drug
Astex Pharmaceuticals Inc has confirmed that it will be halting the development of experimental small-cell lung cancer drug, Amuvatinib. The reason is that the drug failed to achieve a high response...
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