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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 -
New Drug Target Found for Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
November 7, 2012 — Researchers have discovered the cellular pathway that causes the lung-damaging inflammation in cystic fibrosis. The study also showed that reducing the pathway's activity decreases inflammation. The ... > full story -
New Target for Lung Cancer Treatment Identified
November 1, 2012 — Investigators have discovered a protein on the surface of lung cancer cells that could prove to be an important new target for anti-cancer therapy. A series of experiments in mice with lung cancer ... > full story -
Experimental Therapy for Emphysema Tested
November 1, 2012 — Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have performed the first U.S. trial of a foam sealant injected into the ... > full story -
Microscopic Packets of Stem Cell Factors Could Be Key to Preventing Lung Disease in Babies
October 31, 2012 — Researchers have found that microscopic particles containing proteins and nucleic acids called exosomes could potentially protect the fragile lungs of premature babies from serious lung diseases and ... > full story -
Smoking Causes Asthma in Second Generation Offspring, Study Shows
October 30, 2012 — The dangers of smoking on smokers and their children are widely known but new research demonstrates that nicotine exposure also causes asthma in the smoker’s grandchildren. Asthma is a major ... > full story -
Identifying at-Risk Patients for Adverse Smoking Outcomes: Models Developed from Cancer Screening Trial May Help
October 26, 2012 — Risk prediction models developed from an ancillary study of the Prostate Lung Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial may be useful in the public health sector for identifying individuals who ... > full story
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