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Novel Biomarker for Head and Neck Cancer, Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Identified
Scientists discover new biomarker linked to better outcomes of patients with head and neck cancers and non-small cell lung cancer. The work could help scientists develop new diagnostics and therapies...
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Increased Risk of Developing Lung Cancer After Radiotherapy for Breast...
A new research finds women who undergo radiotherapy for breast cancer are at an increased risk of subsequently developing a primary lung tumor. Dr Trine Grantzau (MD) told the 33rd conference of the...
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Chemotherapy may be Helpful for Advanced Lung Cancer Patients
Conventional chemotherapy was associated with an improvement in the survival of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, a new study found. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine...
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Researchers Discover Lactate Metabolism Target That Halts Growth in Lung...
Previous research has revealed that cancer cells generate energy differently than normal cells, a characteristic that helps them to survive and spread. A major goal in the field of cancer metabolism...
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British Researchers to Take Up Rare Trial for Lung Cancer
In a novel feat, British researchers will test around 14 lung cancer drugs from AstraZeneca and Pfizer simultaneously within one trial. The idea is to find out medicines that can fight advanced lung...
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Protein Could Improve Small Cell Lung Cancer Therapies: Study
Nearly fifteen percent of all lung cancers are small cell lung cancers (SCLC), which grow rapidly and often develop resistance to chemotherapy. However, researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University...
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Poor QOL Doesn't Predict Low Survival in High-Risk Lung Cancer Surgery
In surgical publications, Quality Of Life (QOL) is rarely reported. Yet it can be an important metric that can be of use to physicians and patients when making treatment decisions. Prior studies of...
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Success in Novel Lung Cancer Treatment Found by Wake Forest Baptist
The technological advances seen in radiation oncology over the last decade has now replaced the old idea of retreating lung tumors with radiation. The Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest...
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Rigorous Screening can Lead to Detection of Thousands of Additional Lung...
Researchers said that while a more rigorous screening can help identify tens of thousands of lung cancer cases in the US over the next five years, it will be expensive as it could cost around (Dollor)...
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Targeted Therapy for Advanced Lung Cancer Patients can Help Improve Care
Using targeted therapy via genomic tumor testing for patients suffering from the most common type of lung cancer can help transform treatment for the disease, a new study conducted by researchers at...
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Breath Test for Lung Cancer Moves Closer to Reality
A test of organic compounds in exhaled breath can help distinguish patients with lung cancer from patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), results of a University of Colorado Cancer...
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New Targetable Form of Disease Highlighted Via Responses With Crizotinib in...
The results of a first-in-human, phase 1 dose escalation trial of crizotinib (XALKORI) in 14 patients with advanced, MET-amplified non-small cell lung cancer (NCT00585195) were reported at the...
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Research Suggests Smokers With Gene Defect Have 1 in 4 Chance of Developing...
A large-scale, international study reveals that a quarter of smokers who carry a defect in the BRCA2 gene will develop lung cancer in their lifetime. Scientists announce a previously unknown link...
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Biomarkers can Distinguish Mesothelioma from Non-Cancerous Tissue
Researchers have identified 4 biomarkers that may resolve the difficult differential diagnosis between malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and non-cancerous pleural tissue with reactive mesothelial...
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Survey Sheds Light on Common Treatments Chosen for Incompletely Resected...
Crucial real-world insight into treatments chosen by most oncologists for lung cancer patients who tumours have completely resected has now been revealed by a new survey. Jean Yves Douillard, from the...
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Resistance to Lung Cancer Targeted Therapy can be Reversed
Up to 40 percent of patients suffering from lung cancer do not respond to a targeted therapy designed to block tumor growth - a puzzling clinical setback that researchers have long tried to solve....
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Link Between Stem Cell Regulation and Development of Lung Cancer Identified
The inner workings of the process that is thought to be the first stage of development of lung cancer has now been identified by researchers. Their study explains how factors that regulate the growth...
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Low Doses of Arsenic Cause Lung Cancer in Mice
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found that mice exposed to low doses of arsenic in drinking water, similar to what some people might consume, developed lung cancer. Arsenic...
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Lung Cancer Study Uncovers Mutation in a Cell-Signaling Pathway
Researchers have uncovered mutations in a cell-signaling pathway that plays a role in forming tumors, studying the most common type of lung cancer. The new knowledge may expand treatments for patients...
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New Drug Active Against Most Aggressive Form of Lung Cancer
A new drug could be helpful in treating small cell lung cancer- the most aggressive form of lung cancer, a new study has found. Scientists from the Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute, based at...
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