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Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Increased Lung Cancer Risk by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Thu 04 Mar 2010 3:11pm New study finds prolonged use of HRT increases incidence of lung cancer by about 50 percent Women aged 50 to 76 who take estrogen plus progestin may have an increased risk of lung cancer, according to a new study published in the pre-print online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Although the risk is “duration-dependent Read on »

Asthma Linked to Lung Cancer Risk in Study by HealthFinder Posted Wed 03 Nov 2010 10:00am has shown a correlation between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer, but this is the first time such a link has been shown for asthma and lung cancer... into account smoking, which is a major cause of lung cancer. "This is not going to change how we take care of people, or [cause us] to screen asthmatics for lung cancer," she said Read on »

Asthma Linked to Lung Cancer Risk in Study by Medline Plus Posted Wed 03 Nov 2010 9:00am pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer, but this is the first time such a link has been shown for asthma and lung cancer, the researchers said. However, based on the available... and COPD scar the lungs, lung cancer is not caused by scarring of lung tissue. Also, she said it doesn't appear that the researchers took into account smoking, which is a major cause Read on »

Molecule found that appears to be linked to lung cancer in non smokers by Katherine B. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 24 Jul 2009 11:14pm smoked. Among these never-smokers, the most common form of lung cancer is adenocarcinoma, a type of non-small cell cancer that arises in the lungs' peripheral tissues. Non-small... SATURDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have isolated a small molecule that might play a big part in a form of lung cancer that typically strikes people who have Read on »

Vitamin B6, methionine level linked to 50 percent lower lung cancer risk by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 17 Jun 2010 12:00am that those with higher blood levels of vitamin B6 and the essential amino acid methionine (found in most protein) had an associated lower lung cancer risk, including participants who... participants from 10 European countries between 1992 and 2000, of whom 385,747 donated blood. By 2006, 899 lung cancer cases were identified and 1,770 control participants were Read on »

Vitamin D metabolism linked to lung cancer survival by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 04 Mar 2011 12:00am or prevent cancer. Now, a new study finds an enzyme that plays a role in metabolizing vitamin D can predict lung cancer survival. The NIH-funded study, from researchers... as 50 times in lung adenocarcinoma compared with normal lung tissue. The higher the level of CYP24A1, the more likely tumors were to be aggressive. About a third of lung cancer Read on »

Rash Due to Lung Cancer Drug May Be Linked to Better Survival by Medline Plus Posted Mon 20 Dec 2010 9:00am More study urged on skin reaction from Erbitux seen in non-small cell lung cancer patients By Robert Preidt Monday, December 20, 2010 MONDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Lung cancer patients who develop a rash after treatment with the drug cetuximab (Erbitux) have better outcomes, according to a new study Read on »

Phosphate Linked to Lung Cancer in Mice by Environmental Health Posted Sat 28 Feb 2009 9:00pm Phosphate Linked to Lung Cancer in Mice Formal Correction: This article has been formally corrected...: Potera C 2009. Phosphate Linked to Lung Cancer in Mice. Environ Health Perspect 117:A102-A102. doi:10.1289/ehp.117-a102a Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is a vital Read on »

Fruit variety linked to lung cancer prevention by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 25 Nov 2010 12:00am means that experts most frequently recommend for preventing cancer. Now, the European EPIC study carried out by researchers from 10 countries has shown that, in the case of lung... deeply into the relationship between diet and lung cancer”, María José Sánchez Pérez, co-author of the study and director of the Granada Cancer Registry at the Andalusian School Read on »

Rash Due to Lung Cancer Drug May Be Linked to Better Survival by HealthFinder Posted Mon 20 Dec 2010 12:00pm reaction from Erbitux seen in non-small cell lung cancer patients. MONDAY, Dec. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Lung cancer patients who develop a rash after treatment with the drug cetuximab (Erbitux) have better outcomes, according to a new study. German Read on »