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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 […]
Lung cancer is most often difficult to treat. Not only because it cannot be detected early enough but also because most lung cancer tumors aren’t that responsive to treatment.
Therefore scientists are always looking for the good if not the best treatment combination for lung cancer.
One example is the new mice study from UT Southwestern Medical […]
In lung cancer patients, there is a decades-old method that has been used to predict survival and help determine whether a lung cancer patient will have surgery, chemotherapy or be treated at all.
Now, there is a big overhaul of that old method that will allow for a formula called tumour staging –which is based on […]
A University of Queensland scientist – Dr. Ming Wei – has been awarded by the Australian State Government with a $750,000 fellowship to develop a lung cancer treatment from a bacterium found in eastern grey kangaroos.
The said research work involves spores of bacteria from grey kangaroos that target cancer cells.
According to Dr. Wei:
“By injecting the […]
According to scientists at the Pine Street Foundation in San Anselmo, California, dogs can better detect lung and breast cancers.
The dogs – Labradors and Portuguese water dogs – have been trained to identify chemical markers such as alkanes and benzene derivatives in the exhaled breath of cancer patients.
The researchers, who hope to repeat their findings […]
OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Tarceva® (erlotinib) is indicated for the treatment of pancreatic cancer (first line) and non-small cell lung cancer (second line).
Tarceva (150 mg) is a pill you take once a day — every day — to help treat non-small cell lung cancer.
Tarceva (100 mg) is a pill you take once a day — every […]
If you thought that talcum powder is only for soothing babies’ diaper rash and for freshening women’s faces…think again!
University of Florida researchers found out that this very common household product also has the ability to prevent cancer growth by cutting the blood flow to metastatic lung tumors.
According to Veena Antony, M.D., a professor of pulmonary […]
Manufactured and marketed by Eli Lilly and Company, ALIMTA® (pemetrexed for injection) is indicated as a second-line treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and in combination with cisplatin is indicated for the treatment of patients with malignant pleural unresectable mesothelioma.
Now, according to Phase III study clinical data, a first-line ALIMTA®-based regimen may deliver less […]
Sometimes you I read a story about a cancer survivor that inspires me beyond belief. Recently a friend sent me a link about a 75-year-old lung cancer survivor who became the first black woman to ski to the North pole. I have a lot of friends who enjoy a variety of outdoor recreation activities and […]
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Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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