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Study Finds Crizotinib More Effective Than Standard Chemotherapy for ALK...
Results of a phase III study presented at the ESMO 2012 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology in Vienna reveal that using crizotinib as a targeted therapy may be more effective for...
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Way to New Targeted Therapy Pointed Out By Breakthrough in Understanding Lung...
According to an international collaborative study, more effective treatments for one of the deadliest forms of cancer are one step closer thanks to groundbreaking research. Scientists from the...
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Researchers Identify Gene Variant Linked With Reduced Lung Cancer Risk
A variant in a gene involved with inflammation is associated with a reduced risk of lung cancer, say researchers. That is the finding of an analysis published early online in iCANCER/i, a...
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Coming Closer to Reality Is Blood Test for Early Detection of Lung Cancer
A new discovery could pave the way for a simple blood test that would detect lung cancer even in its early stages. This discovery was made by scientists at the University of York. Early detection of...
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Chinese Herbs Benefit Patients With Lung Cancer
Chinese herbs that include JHQG, BFXL, and BFHX proved to be effective for non-small cell lung cancer, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and influenza. In three separate studies, researchers from China...
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Researchers Discover Novel Target for Lung Cancer Treatment
A protein on the surface of lung cancer cells that could pave way to new drug targets for treatment of lung cancer has been discovered by US researchers. A series of experiments in mice with lung...
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Tony Greig to Undergo Surgery For Lung Cancer Next Week
Former cricketer and commentator Tony Greig to undergo a surgery for lung cancer next week and start chemotherapy in a bid to beat the disease. Known as the big man with the big hat, and has been a...
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Mesothelioma Drug Slows Disease Progression in Patients With an Inactive NF2...
Some success shown in preventing the spread of the deadly disease in patients lacking an active tumour suppressor gene called NF2 by preliminary findings from the first trial of a new drug for...
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Genetic Variations Linked to Lung Cancer Discovered
Scientists have identified three new genetic variations that are associated with lung cancer susceptibility in Asian women. Lung cancer in never-smokers is the seventh leading cause of cancer deaths...
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Saving Lives Using Low-dose CT Screening for Lung Cancer
Shown to significantly reduce mortality rates among people at high risk of developing the disease, such as current or former longtime smokers is screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT scans. In...
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Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer Could Advance With Help Of Stem Cell Finding
A research team reports that lung cancer stem cells can be isolated-and then grown-in a preclinical model, offering a new avenue for investigating immunotherapy treatment options that specifically...
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Tony Greig Faces Biggest Battle of Lung Cancer
According to sports commentator and journalist Brian Murgatroyd, former captain and cricket commentator Tony Greig faces the biggest battle of overcoming lung cancer. In his column in Pakpassion.net,...
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Outcomes for Lung Cancer Patients may be Refined by New Tracking System
A new tumor-tracking technique that delivers higher levels of radiation to moving tumors, while sparing healthy tissue in lung cancer patients, has been developed by medical physicists at Thomas...
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Obesity Increases Time Needed for Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
Lobectomy for primary lung cancer takes longer time for obese patients, finds study published in iThe Annals of Thoracic Surgery/i. bKey Points/bbr /- Heavier patients can expect longer lung cancer...
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First Success of Targeted Therapy in Most Common Non-small Cell Lung Cancer...
A new study is the first to demonstrate that chemotherapy and a new, targeted therapy work better in combination than chemotherapy alone in treating patients with the most common genetic subtype of...
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Dogs can Sniff Out Lung Cancer
In a recent study it was found that dogs are surprisingly proficient at sniffing out lung cancer, offering hope for earlier, life-saving diagnosis. "Dogs have no problem identifying tumour patients,"...
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FDA Approves Abraxane for Treating Lung Cancer
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Celgene Corporation's Abraxane paclitaxel protein-bound particles to be used in combination with carboplatin for treating locally advanced or...
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Strong Association Between COPD and Lung Cancer
A new study has now concluded that COPD is not an independent risk factor for lung cancer. Many consider the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) itself to be an independent risk...
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Why and How Patients With Lung Cancer Initially Get Diagnosed With the Disease
Researchers are looking into the widespread implementation of computed-tomography (CT) scanning for the early detection of lung cancer in a public heath setting, asking two key questions. Without...
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Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer If They Use Beta-blockers
According to a study of 722 patients, patients with non-small-cell lung cancer survive longer if they are taking beta-blockers while receiving radiotherapy. The study is published in the cancer...
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