Scientists are reporting discovery of a protein in the blood of lung cancer patients that could be used in a test for the disease – difficult to diagnose in its earliest and most treatable stages – and to develop drugs that stop lung cancer from spreading. Their study appears in ACS’s Journal of Proteome Research. ...
Low-dose spiral CT scans are associated with 20.3% fewer deaths from lung cancer compared to chest X-rays, the NCI (National Cancer Institute) has announced. The CT (computed tomography) devices are able to identify lung cancer at an earlier stage than X-rays. The American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ACERIN) and the Lung Screening Study group ...
People all around the country are preparing to kick the habit as part of the American Cancer Society’s annual Great American Smokeout (R) on November 18. But, the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) would like to remind them that kicking tobacco means kicking it all – including smokeless tobacco products. ...
It may be decreasing in men, but shockingly lung cancer has increased amongst women over the last 10 years [1]. So, to help more women learn how to love their lungs during Lung Cancer Awareness Month this November, Katherine Jenkins is helping Macmillan Cancer Support raise greater awareness of lung cancer. Katherine Jenkins, classical singer ...
IsoRay, Inc. (Amex: ISR) announced today the initiation of a multi-institutional study of Cesium-131 brachytherapy seeds (internal radiation therapy) for use in Non Small Cell Lung Cancers (NSCLC). A number of institutions and physicians will be working to collect scientific data to further the use of Cesium-131 internal radiation therapy in conjunction with surgery for ...