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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 Awareness Month: Lung regeneration by Dave W Healthy Living Professional Posted Tue 01 Nov 2011 4:26am uncovered the biochemical signals that can trigger regeneration of the lung alveoliThe tiny air sacs of the lungs where gas exchange takes place. Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College suggest that humans “have the potential to regenerate their lung alveoli…” The difficulty is finding the trigger that would start the process of regeneration Read on »
An Improved Anti-Mesothelin Immunotoxin for Treatment of Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer Ovarian Cancer and Pancreatic Cancer by nih.gov Posted Mon 04 Jul 2011 8:00pm Description of Invention: Mesothelin is a cell surface glycoprotein that is highly expressed in many cancers (e.g., malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer, ovarian..., pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer and lung adenocarcinoma Treatment in combination with standard chemotherapy Diagnostic agent for the detection of mesothelin-expressing cancers Read on »
Winship Cancer Institute study may provide a ray of hope for some lung cancer patients: by Cancer.gov Posted Wed 14 Sep 2011 10:11pm Winship Cancer Institute study may provide a ray of hope for some lung cancer patients: NCI Cancer Center News A new treatment standard may be in the making for some patients with lung cancer, a study by the Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University suggests. More patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is locally 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 »