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Promising New Approach to Treatment of Lung Cancer
Researchers have developed a
new drug delivery system
that allows inhalation of
chemotherapeutic drugs to
help treat lung cancer, and
in laboratory and animal
... > full story
Discovery Brings Hope of New Tailor-Made Anti-Cancer Agents
Scientists have tailor-made
a new chemical compound that
blocks a protein that has
been linked to poor
responses to treatment in
cancer patients. The
... > full story
Researchers Uncover a Genetic Vulnerability of Lung Cancer to Lay the Foundation for New Drug Options
Physician-researchers at UT
Southwestern have identified
a vulnerability of certain
lung-cancer cells – a
specific genetic weakness th ... > full story
Tweaking Gene Expression to Repair Lungs
A healthy lung has some
capacity to regenerate
itself like the liver. In
COPD, these reparative
mechanisms fail. HDAC
therapies may be useful for
... > full story
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First Prospective Trial Shows Molecular Profiling Timely for Tailoring Therapy
May 15, 2013 — CUSTOM is the first completed prospective clinical trial that used genetic analysis alone to assign cancer treatment for patients with one of three different cancers. Findings suggest patients, and ... > full story -
New Cause for Common Lung Problem
May 6, 2013 — New research has found that in cases of lung edema, or fluid in the lungs, not only do the lungs fail to keep water out as previously believed, but they are also allowing water to pump ... > full story -
New, More Accurate Way of Imaging Lung Cancer Tumors
May 2, 2013 — Scientists have devised a new computational method for assessing lung cancer tumors using CT, PET or MRI diagnostic technologies. The method, called single click ensemble segmentation (SCES), uses a ... > full story -
Clarifying the Effect of Stem Cell Therapy on Cancer
April 28, 2013 — Injection of human stem cells into mice with tumors slowed down tumor growth, finds new research. Human mesenchymal stem cells, isolated from bone marrow, caused changes in blood vessels supplying ... > full story -
Researchers Observe an Increased Risk of Cancer in People With History of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
April 23, 2013 — Researchers found that people with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer had a modestly increased risk of getting cancer in the future, specifically breast and lung cancer in women and melanoma in ... > full story -
Lung Cancer Mortality Rates Linked to Primary Care Provider Density
April 22, 2013 — Researchers found lower mortality was associated with higher primary care provider ... > full story -
Testing Lung Cancer Drugs and Therapies in Mice
April 17, 2013 — Researchers have designed a genetically engineered mouse for use in the study of human lung squamous cell carcinoma ... > full story -
Gene Signature Can Predict Who Will Survive Chemotherapy
April 15, 2013 — An eight gene ‘signature’ can predict length of relapse-free survival after chemotherapy, finds new ... > full story -
Icy Therapy Spot Treats Cancer in the Lung
April 14, 2013 — Frozen balls of ice can safely kill cancerous tumors that have spread to the lungs, according to the first prospective multicenter trial of ... > full story -
Asbestos Exposure, Asbestosis, and Smoking Combined Greatly Increase Lung Cancer Risk
April 12, 2013 — The chances of developing lung cancer associated with asbestos exposure, asbestosis and smoking are dramatically increased when these three risk factors are combined, and quitting smoking ... > full story
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