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Just a Cough, or Lung Cancer? by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Thu 15 Jul 2010 8:04am New York Times Consults What’s the best way to catch lung cancer early when doctors are most likely to be able to cure it? Several readers had questions on the Consults blog about early symptoms and testing of lung cancer. Dr. Derek Raghavan, director of the Taussig Cancer Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, responds. Q 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 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 Awareness Day by Clueless C. Health Maven

Posted Mon 02 Nov 2009 10:00pm Today, November 2, 2009, is Lung Cancer Awareness day and the beginning of Lung Cancer Awareness Week. It is also probably one of the most difficult post that I... diagnosed with lung cancer. This figure includes people who receive second-hand smoke, smoker who have quit for decades and those who have the disease for unknown reasons. Lung cancer 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 »

A personal experience of treating lung cancer patients by Cancer Research UK Patient Expert

Posted Mon 14 May 2012 12:00am What is it like to work as a lung cancer nurse? Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world. Over 1.6 million people across the globe were diagnosed with the disease in 2008 (the last comprehensive count). That’s more than 4,300 people every day. But these chilling numbers aren’t the ones we think of, or are aware of, when w ... Read on »

Lung Cancer by Weight Master E. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 07 Dec 2008 10:02am include a cough or chest pain that doesn't go away, a wheezing breath, shortness of breath, coughing up blood, hoarseness, and swelling in the face and neck. Lung cancer diagnosis...I have a cousin dying of lung cancer. She has been a heavy smoker most of her life. She has had chemotherapy twice and has elected to not take anymore. So unless the Lord Read on »

Lung cancer metastasis: new drugs in the market? by Dr. Nagaraj

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Posted Thu 05 Nov 2009 5:12am substances such as mucus. 1. Persistent cough and bloody sputum can be symptoms of lung cancer. 2. Lung cancer can be diagnosed based on examination of sputum, or tissue... Lung cancer: The lungs are a pair of cone-shaped breathing organs in the chest. The lungs bring oxygen into the body as you breathe in. They release carbon dioxide, a waste Read on »