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New Genomic Biomarker Detects Lung Cancer More Accurately in Suspected Patients
A new test will allow patients suspected of lung cancer to be subjected to fewer and less-invasive tests to determine if they have the disease or not. A genomic biomarker can accurately determine the...
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A New Triple Treatment Method may Help Prevent Recurrence of Lung Cancer
Lung cancer annually kills almost 1.6 million people worldwide. Lung cancer recurs because the tumor is resistant to chemotherapy and other drugs that originally drove it into remission. A new...
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American Scientists Identify A Protein in Blood for Accurate Detection of...
Scientists at The Wistar Institute in the US have found a protein in the blood that appears to be more accurate at detecting lung cancer than currently available methods used for screening. If the...
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Common Sleep Medications Treble the Risk of Developing Lung Cancer
Sleeping pills taken by millions of people worldwide increase the risk of lung cancer, says a new research. The study of nearly 30,000 people revealed they raise the risk of cancerous growths in...
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New Drug Developed For Lung Cancer Disrupts Final Stage Of Cancer Cell Survival
Salk Institute and Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) scientists have developed a drug that prevents regrowth of cancer cells. As a tumor grows, its cancerous cells ramp up an...
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Smart Surgeon Robot 'Da Vinci' Widely Used in England Helps Treat Lung Cancer
A four-armed surgeon robot first developed to treat prostate disease is now being widely used in England to treat lung cancer. The innovation has allowed patients to leave hospital within two days of...
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NASCAR's Legendary Driver And "Gentle Giant", Buddy Baker Dies At 74 Due to...
Former Daytona 500 winner and NASCAR Hall of Fame nominee, Buddy Baker dies at 74 after a brief battle with lung cancer. Baker stepped down from his role as co-host of "The Late Shift" for the station...
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TV Psychic Colin Fry Dies After Losing Battle With Terminal Lung Cancer at 53
Colin Fry, the star of Most Haunted, 6ixth Sense with Colin Fry and Psychic Private Eyes, has passed away after a battle with terminal lung cancer. He was 53. "It is with much sadness and regret to...
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Lung Cancer Treatment: A New Potential Target Gene Identified
A molecule called miR-124 in non-small cell lung cancer cells that plays a regulatory role in the cancer cells' fate--determining whether or not the specific subtype of cancer cell will undergo...
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Alcohol Aversion Drug Can Treat Chemo-resistant Lung Cancer
Disulfiram, a well-known alcohol aversion drug when combined with chemotherapy can be effective in killing drug resistant lung cancer stem cells in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which is the...
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Targeting the Vulnerabilities in Lung Cancer Cells
The general prognosis of lung cancer is poor because doctors tend not to find the disease until it is at an advanced stage. Treatment of lung cancer can involve a combination of surgery, chemotherapy,...
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Positive Effect of Exercise Interventions in Lung Cancer Patients
Advanced stage lung cancer patients who receive physical exercise and psycho-social interventions show improved functional capacity, which may be linked to quality of life benefits, suggests study....
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Early Stage Lung Cancer Survival Increases Due to Treatments
Availability of surgery and radiation therapy resulted in higher survival rates of stage 1 non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Study shows surgery and radiation make life-saving difference, but too...
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New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines Released
Each year, deaths due to lung cancer outrun deaths caused by colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. Low-dose CT (LDCT) screening for lung cancer has become a standard practice mostly due to the...
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Novel Genetic Markers for Lung Cancer Identified
While lung cancer is caused by both genetic and environmental factors, tobacco smoking is the most well-known and common risk factor associated with lung cancer. New study led by Yafang Li, PhD from...
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Creating Awareness About Lung Cancer 2017 - Shine A Light Your Way
bHighlights:/bul class="group-list punch-points"liLung cancer awareness month is observed in November every year to create and spread awareness about lung cancer, including the importance of early...
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Combination Targeted Therapies may Improve Outcomes in Advanced Non-Small...
h2Highlights:/h2ul class="group-list punch-points"liTargeted therapies to treat non-small cell lung cancer act on specific molecular targets to prevent the proliferation of the cancer cells/liliThe...
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Chronic Stress May Cause Resistance to Lung Cancer Drug
bStress hormones/b produced by psychological distress may promote resistance to drugs commonly used to treat blung cancer/b patients with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) mutations. Recent...
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Cell Signaling Interaction Prevents Lung Cancer Progression
The general prognosis of lung cancer is poor because doctors tend not to find the disease until it is at an advanced stage. New findings from University of Kentucky faculty reveals a novel cell...
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Study Analyses EGFR Mutations in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Lung Cancer Patients
A research team has analysed the mutations in cerebrospinal fluid of lung cancer patients with brain metastases in a study presented at the ESMO Asia 2017 Congress. Tumour tissue from brain metastasis...
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