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Drug Resistance Biomarker Could Improve Cancer Treatment
November 21, 2012 — Cancer therapies often have short-lived benefits due to the emergence of genetic mutations that cause drug resistance. A key gene that determines resistance to a range of cancer drugs has been ... > full story -
New Tumor Tracking Technique May Improve Outcomes for Lung Cancer Patients
November 19, 2012 — Researchers have shown that a real-time tracking technique can better predict and track tumor motion and deliver higher levels of radiation to lung cancer patients and others with moving tumor ... > full story -
Bone Metastases Treatment Can Improve Overall Survival
November 15, 2012 — One of the most frequent sites of metastases is the bone, with an estimated 30 to 40 percent of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer developing bone loss. A study shows that the bone metastases ... > full story -
Large-Scale Genomic Testing Feasible, Impacts Therapy
November 15, 2012 — Targeted cancer therapy has been transforming the care of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It is now standard practice for tumor specimens from NSCLC patients to be examined for EGFR ... > full story -
Study Shows Different Approach After Progression in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients
November 15, 2012 — A new study shows that other approaches to overcome acquired resistance should be ... > full story -
Five Things Everyone Should Know About Lung Cancer
November 14, 2012 — More than an estimated 160,000 people in the United States will die from lung cancer this year, making it the country's leading cause of cancer death. According to the National Cancer Institute, it ... > full story -
Stem Cell Finding Could Advance Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer
November 13, 2012 — A lung cancer research team reports that lung cancer stem cells can be isolated -- and then grown -- in a preclinical model, offering a new avenue for investigating immunotherapy treatment options ... > full story -
Gene Variations Linked to Lung Cancer Susceptibility in Asian Women
November 11, 2012 — An international group of scientists has identified three genetic regions that predispose Asian women who have never smoked to lung cancer. The finding provides further evidence that risk of lung ... > full story -
Screening for Lung Cancer Saves Lives
November 8, 2012 — Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer deaths in the United States, despite the fact it is largely preventable. For people at high risk of developing lung cancer, such as current or former longtime ... > full story -
Non-Invasive Technique for Predicting Patients' Response to Chemotherapy
November 7, 2012 — A non-invasive way of predicting how much of a cancer-killing drug is absorbed by a tumor has been developed. The preliminary study was conducted in lung cancer patients and it also revealed that ... > full story
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