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90% off that stinkin' lung tumor!! by Moshura's Sister Patient Expert

Posted Thu 09 Apr 2009 7:13pm This is great news. Read on »

Rosetta Genomics Sells Parkway Clinical Labs – Lab Facility Identifies Cancer of the Unknown Primary with Lung Tumors by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 24 May 2009 10:43pm cancer of the unknown primary with lung cancer tumors, offering an answer for many who suffer with lung tumors, but in fact it was cancer that originated from another part... of cancers than others. Rosetta Genomics Interview – microRNA for Diagnosing Lung Cancer Tumors We talked about the lab and it’s advantageous geographic location, the lab Read on »

Crizotinib Continues to Show Promise for Some Lung Tumors, Faces Challenge of Drug Resistance by Cancer.gov Posted Mon 01 Nov 2010 9:00pm Crizotinib Continues to Show Promise for Some Lung Tumors, Faces Challenge of Drug Resistance In a patient... of their tumors. The updated results were published October 28 in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). In comparison, only about 10 percent of lung cancer patients who Read on »

Crizotinib Continues to Show Promise for Some Lung Tumors, Faces Challenge of Drug Resistance by Cancer.gov Posted Tue 07 Dec 2010 12:00am Crizotinib Continues to Show Promise for Some Lung Tumors, Faces Challenge of Drug Resistance Adapted from the NCI Cancer Bulletin..., only about 10 percent of lung cancer patients who receive second-line chemotherapy respond to treatment. “It is gratifying to learn of responses like those seen in our study Read on »

Rosetta Genomics Interview – microRNA for Diagnosing Lung Cancer Tumors by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 11 Jan 2009 4:20pm with and aid doctors in guiding personalized treatment plans, specific to the type of cancer that is detected. In other words, a tumor from the lung might not actually be lung cancer, but rather a cancer that has originated in another organ that has traveled through the body and has formed a metastasis in the lung area. Today, cancer treatment plans are varied Read on »

ALK Inhibition in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor by Mark Pool, MD Posted Thu 28 Oct 2010 9:51pm tyrosine kinase inhibitor crizotinib (PF-02341066, Pfizer) in non-small-cell lung cancers harboring the oncogenic fusion gene EML4-ALK and in a patient with ALK-rearrangement positive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor, a distinctive but uncommon soft tissue neoplasm. Pathologists should be familiar with these articles--at least so you can suggest Read on »

Experimental Drug Makes Lung Cancer Tumor Shrink In 90% Of Patients by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Sun 06 Jun 2010 8:48am Medical News Today An extremely promising experimental drug, called crizotinib for lung cancer patients with a specific gene has shrunk tumors in 90... benefit from radiation, chemotherapy and/or newer treatment combinations… New Lung Cancer Therapies New therapies are improving the survival rates for patients with lung cancer Read on »

Marijuana Cuts Lung Cancer Tumor Growth In Half, Study Shows by Matthew Z. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 10 Feb 2009 10:11am The active ingredient in marijuana cuts tumor growth in common lung cancer in half and significantly reduces the ability of the cancer to spread, say researchers at Harvard University. Researchers do not know why THC inhibits tumor growth, they say the substance could be activating molecules that arrest the cell cycle. read more | digg story Read on »

Fetal Lung Interstitial Tumor--report of proposed new entity by Mark Pool, MD Posted Mon 31 Jan 2011 10:13pm in only 1 case. Fetal lung interstitial tumor (FLIT) is the term proposed by the authors to describe a lobar-based tumor well-demarcated from surrounding normal lung that presents... a fascinating article from Dishop and (multiple) colleagues reporting 10 morphologically distinct tumors from multiple American institutions. The patients' ages ranged from 0 days to 3 Read on »

June 20, 2009 Lung disorders-coughing-exercises-Pulmonary treatment by Roxlyn Facebook

Posted Sat 20 Jun 2009 10:02pm , will it be gerd or post nasal drip?! Lung Disordershttp://www.johnshopkinshealthalerts.com/alerts_index/lung_disorders/22-1.html Clinical reviewABC of oxygenOxygen transport1. Basic..., pet dander can trigger allergic rhinitis and coughing. Short-term fume exposure can result in cough, phlegm, lung irritation. How to tell acute bronchitis from a more serious Read on »