Posts Tagged ‘lung cancer’
Web calculator flags cancer risks early
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — A computer-based tool could help speed early diagnosis of patients suffering from two of the most common forms of cancer, saving up to 5,000 lives a year. Continue…
Thursday, November 3, 2011 11:34 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Jul 1, 2011 8:51 - 1 Comment
CT lung cancer screening saves lives
BROWN (US) — A new study reports a 20 percent reduction in lung cancer deaths in heavy smokers who had low-dose computed tomographic (LDCT) screenings instead of X-rays. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 1, 2010 9:09 - 1 Comment
Cigarette smoking: Unsafe at any level
CORNELL (US)—Exposure to even low-levels of cigarette smoke may put people at risk for future lung disease, including lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 17, 2009 19:43 - 9 Comments
Same name, different lung cancer
“It is becoming increasingly clear that the genetic, cellular, and molecular nature of lung cancer in many never-smokers is different from that of smoking-related lung cancers, and there is good evidence now that the best treatment and prevention strategies for never-smokers may be different as well,” says Charles Rudin.
