Lung Cancer News

Posted July 20, 2012:

• Vitamin D May Protect Lung Function in Smokers

Posted July 11, 2012:

• Switch Lets Early Lung Cancer Grow Unchecked

Posted July 1, 2012:

• Secrets of Lung Cancer Drug Resistance Revealed

Posted June 18, 2012:

• Scientists Discover Mechanism That Promotes Lung Cancer Growth and Survival

Posted June 13, 2012:

• Success With New Immune Approach to Fighting Some Cancers

Posted June 2, 2012:

• Cancer Therapy That Boosts Immune System Ready for Wider Testing

Posted June 1, 2012:

• Novel Way to Treat Drug-Resistant Brain Tumor Cells

Posted May 31, 2012:

• First Success of Targeted Therapyin Most Common Genetic Subtype of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Posted May 22, 2012:

• New Anti-Cancer Drug Developed

Posted May 11, 2012:

• Molecular Subtypes and Genetic Alterations May Determine Response to Lung Cancer Therapy

Posted May 4, 2012:

• Scientists Aim to Kill Lung Tumors

Posted April 24, 2012:

• Gene Critical to Development and Spread of Lung Cancer Identified

Posted April 19, 2012:

• Possible New Cancer Treatment Identified

Posted April 18, 2012:

• Advances in Personalized Medicine for Lung Cancer

Posted April 3, 2012:

• Link Between Estrogen and Tobacco Smoke: Estrogen May Help Promote Lung Cancer

Posted April 1, 2012:

• Link Between Inflammation and Breast Cancer Metastases Identified, May Be Treatable

Posted March 23, 2012:

• Scientists Reprogram Cancer Cells With Low Doses of Epigenetic Drugs

Posted March 21, 2012:

• New Evidence of Harmfulness of Second-Hand Smoke: Cancer Causing Agent Present in Gaseous Phase of Cigarette Smoke

Posted March 12, 2012:

• Major Study Stops Bladder Cancer from Metastasizing to Lungs

Posted February 28, 2012:

• Potential Solution to Melanoma's Resistance to Vemurafenib

Posted February 22, 2012:

• How Cancer Cells Change Once They Spread to Distant Organs

Posted February 16, 2012:

• New Drug Target Found for Lung Cancer

Posted February 15, 2012:

• New Clues About How Cancer Cells Communicate and Grow

Posted February 13, 2012:

• Newly Identified Fusion Genes in Lung and Colorectal Cancer May Guide Treatment With 'Targeted' Drugs

Posted January 27, 2012:

• Collaborative Research Sheds Light on New Cancer Stem Cell Therapies

Posted January 23, 2012:

• Many People Continue to Smoke After Being Diagnosed With Cancer

Posted January 18, 2012:

• Study Maps Destructive Path from Cigarette to Emphysema

Posted January 11, 2012:

• Precancer Markers Identified in Airway Epithelium Cells of Healthy Smokers
• Ganetespib Showed Activity in KRAS-Mutant NSCLC as Monotherapy and in Combinations

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Predicting Which Lung Cancer Drugs Are Most Likely to Work

Posted January 9, 2012:

• Sorafenib Effective in Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, but Low Survival Rates Reported
• Researchers Map Potential Genetic Origins, Pathways of Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers
• Genetic Composition of Multicentric Lung Tumors Appears to Be Similar
• Estrogen-Targeting Drug Combo May Help Prevent Lung Cancer
• Sensitive Detection Method Analyzes Circulating Tumor Cells in Patients With Lung Cancer

Posted January 6, 2012:

• Malignancy-Risk Gene Signature for Early-Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Found

Posted December 23, 2011:

• New Sensor to Detect Lung Cancer from Exhaled Breath

Posted December 8, 2011:

• Smoking Is Strongly Associated With Squamous Cell Carcinoma Among Women

Posted November 21, 2011:

• Cancer Vaccine Impact Limited Unless Drug Industry Focuses on Difficult-to-Treat Tumors, Experts Say

Posted November 17, 2011:

• New Device Uses Gold Nanoparticles to Test for Lung Cancer

Posted November 15, 2011:

• Milk Thistle Extract Stops Lung Cancer in Mice, Study Shows

Posted November 14, 2011:

• Antifolates Show Promise Against NSCLC Subtype

Posted November 3, 2011:

• Embryonic Signal Drives Pancreatic Cancer and Offers a Way to Kill It

Posted October 26, 2011:

• Annual Screening With Chest X-Ray Does Not Reduce Rate of Lung Cancer Deaths, Study Finds

Posted October 17, 2011:

• Lung Cancer Patients With Diabetes Show Prolonged Survival

Posted October 12, 2011:

• Smoking Cigarettes Simulates Cystic Fibrosis

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Test Helps Reduce Risk of Death in Advanced Lung Cancer
• Inhaler Treatment for Lung Cancer

Posted October 5, 2011:

• Progression of Lung Fibrosis Blocked in Mouse Model
• New Research Shows PET Imaging Effective in Predicting Lung Cancer Outcomes

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