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What: LATTE (Lung and Thoracic Tumor Education) Forum
When: May 22, 2008 - Thursday at 12 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Where: Largo Cultural Center, Parkview Room, 105 Central Park Drive, Largo, FL 33771
The Moffitt Cancer Center (Tampa Bay, Florida) is inviting everyone (you, your family and your friends) to attend this semi-annual event which provides community education […]
Inhaled insulin (Pfizer’s Exubera) may be associated with lung cancer.
Such were the findings revealed by a clinical trial, in turn prompting Pfizer to update its product labeling.
The data demonstrate that six of 4,740 patients treated with the inhaled powder form of recombinant human insulin (Exubera, Pfizer) developed lung cancer, compared with one of 4,292 patients […]
According to a study of more than 77,000 vitamin users , intake of some vitamin supplements do not protect against lung cancer, especially in smokers.
Said the study’s author, Christopher G. Slatore, M.D., of the University of Washington, in Seattle:
“Our study of supplemental multivitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E and folate did not show any evidence for […]
Yes. The Bon Jovi himself dedicated the kickoff concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom (Manhattan, Tuesday night) to the guitarist’s Richie Sambora’s father - Adam Sambora - who died of lung cancer last year.
Proceeds of the series of said concert (organized by Stand Up For A Cure) will go to the lung cancer cure research […]
That may not be unheard of according to a clinical study of a team headed by the international Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research (LICR):
What if we could prevent cancer recurrence for years after surgery by giving simple recall injections every two or three years?
…has shown that a vaccine against a protein found in cancer cells […]
In cancer, sometimes I wonder which one’s gotta give. Less of something may reduce risk of one cancer but will increase risk of another cancer type.
Like sunlight. It is already a given that more exposure to its bad rays will most likely give you skin cancer. And now, the lack of it may increase the […]
According to a new study led by Duke University Medical Center researchers, test for four blood proteins may provide a less-invasive follow-up for patients who have suspicious lesions on chest radiographs or computerized tomography (CT) scans.
Said Edward Patz, Jr., M.D., a radiologist at Duke and lead investigator on the study:
“CT scans have a very high […]
We already know that smokers have a higher risk of developing lung cancer.
However, smokers and non-smokers alike may be able to substantially reduce the risk of developing lung cancer by simply eating four or more servings of green salad a week and working in the garden once or twice a week.
Such were the findings of […]
In older women with early stage lung cancer, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have discovered a novel mechanism to predict their survival.
Higher levels of aromatase (an enzyme that naturally makes estrogen from another hormone called androgen) have, for the first time, been linked to more aggressive disease and lower survival rates in women over […]
As reported by the US Government and the CDC, the top four deadliest cancers are the following:
Lung cancer
Colon cancer
Breast cancer
Prostate cancer
We should remember though that if detected in it’s early stage, cancer need not be deadly. Moreover, if you have a family history of cancer, you should keep in mind to adjust the other cancer […]
Cancer therapies, healing, and society.
Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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