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Lung cancer trial results show mortality benefit with low-dose CT:Twenty percent fewer lung cancer deaths seen among those who w by Cancer.gov Posted Thu 04 Nov 2010 12:00am ... Read on »

Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia Hails Senate Leadership on Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009 by Health: Hearsay & Headlines Posted Mon 07 Dec 2009 12:00am /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Lung Cancer Alliance-Georgia (LCA-GA) acknowledged Senators Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) for their leadership and support in establishing the first ever multi-agency, comprehensive program targeted at lung cancer. Entitled Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act of 2009, S.332 authorizes a five year program Read on »

Lung cancer trial results show mortality benefit with low-dose CT:Twenty percent fewer lung cancer deaths seen among those who w by Cancer.gov Posted Wed 03 Nov 2010 9:00pm Lung cancer trial results show mortality benefit with low-dose CT: Twenty percent fewer lung cancer deaths seen among those who were screened with low-dose spiral CT than with chest X-ray The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is today releasing initial results from a large-scale test of screening methods to reduce deaths from lung Read on »

Novel Lung Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise In Fighting Early-Stage Lung Cancer by COPDsurvivor Patient Expert

Posted Thu 23 Apr 2009 5:25pm cells without harming normal cells. Rush is one of only five hospitals in Illinois offering the vaccine. The MAGRIT (MAGE-A3 as Adjuvant Non-Small Cell LunG Cancer Immunotherapy) study is a randomized, double-blind and placebo controlled trial that will enroll patients with MAGE A-3-positive, non-small-cell lung cancers. The experimental vaccine targets Read on »

Lung Cancer: Still the Biggest Cancer Killer, by Far by Invisalign topdentist Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:04pm five years of diagnosis. And nine out of 10 cases of the disease are tied to a single behavior — smoking. Lung cancer killed 160,390 people in 2007, according to the Lung.... Researchers are trying to find better ways to detect lung cancer and to find genetic warning signs, or markers, that could predict who might be at increased risk. But doctors say anti Read on »

Mortality Risk from Radiation After Surgery for Lung Cancer by Cancer.gov Posted Tue 22 Feb 2011 11:11pm ... Read on »

Metformin and Lung Cancer Teleconference by Mark Pool, MD Posted Mon 30 Aug 2010 8:48am AACR is sponsoring a teleconference on Wednesday, September 1 on the potential role of metformin in treating lung cancer. Should be interesting. Metformin and Lung Cancer Teleconference . Read on »

What is the difference between lung cancer and mesothelioma? by Katherine B. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 09 Apr 2009 7:02pm Medical News Today has written some excellent primers with a good information, videos and resources for more infomation. Mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer has it's own information specific to it and lung cancer in general has another. Read on »

Young Adult Lung Cancer on Mon… by Matthew Z. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 30 Sep 2010 10:38am Young Adult Lung Cancer on Mon’s @ StupidCancer Show @ Lungevity , @ LungLoveLink & Spotlight Megan Rogers Read on »