Microsoft Can Detect Lung Cancer Earlier by Looking at User Search Data

Microsoft Can Detect Lung Cancer Earlier by Looking at User Search Data

Microsoft Research claims cancer diagnosis can be done 1 year earlier just by analyzing user search queries

We Could Be Living in a Tobacco-Free World By 2040

We Could Be Living in a Tobacco-Free World By 2040

Public health researchers ask that efforts be made to phase out the sale of the tobacco over the next 3 decades

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 16th, 2015
Breath Test Promises to Detect Lung Cancer While in Its Early Stages

Breath Test Promises to Detect Lung Cancer While in Its Early Stages

Specialists say the test, carried out with the help of a high-tech device, could save thousands of lives

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 14th, 2015
Oxygen Might Keep You Alive, but It Can Also Give You Lung Cancer

Oxygen Might Keep You Alive, but It Can Also Give You Lung Cancer

Study finds cancer rates are higher among people who live in regions where the air contains plenty of oxygen

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 27th, 2014
Researchers Figure Out How Lung Cancer Spreads Through the Body

Researchers Figure Out How Lung Cancer Spreads Through the Body

Now that they know how lung cancer spreads, scientists expect they will soon find a way to put a leash on this process

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 19th, 2014
So-Called Breathalyzer Test Promises to Sniff Out Lung Cancer

So-Called Breathalyzer Test Promises to Sniff Out Lung Cancer

The test could help eliminate the need for invasive diagnosis procedures

A Sedentary Lifestyle Ups Cancer Risk, Study Finds

A Sedentary Lifestyle Ups Cancer Risk, Study Finds

People who don't exercise are more vulnerable to colon and lung cancer

Artificial Lung Is No Bigger than a Sugar Cube

Artificial Lung Is No Bigger than a Sugar Cube

Such lungs can make it easier to test drugs intended to treat cancer

DNA Test for Detecting Lung Cancer in the Works

DNA Test for Detecting Lung Cancer in the Works

The test would work by analyzing a small blood sample

Antioxidants Make Cancer Spread Faster in Mice

Antioxidants Make Cancer Spread Faster in Mice

The correlation holds particularly true for lung cancer

New Treatment for Lung Cancer Potentially Developed

New Treatment for Lung Cancer Potentially Developed

The approach has shown great results for fighting advanced cancer

Diesel Exhaust Blamed for 11,000 Yearly Deaths in the US, UK

Diesel Exhaust Blamed for 11,000 Yearly Deaths in the US, UK

Researchers link diesel exhaust to 6% of the total number of lung cancer deaths

Air Pollution Is Killing 8-Year-Old Girl in China

Air Pollution Is Killing 8-Year-Old Girl in China

The girl has been diagnosed with lung cancer, doctors say air pollution is to blame

Melanoma Drug Shows Promise in Fighting Lung Cancer, Too

Melanoma Drug Shows Promise in Fighting Lung Cancer, Too

A second clinical trial for the chemical is already underway

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • September 9th, 2013
A Simple Breath Test Could One Day Diagnose Lung Cancer

A Simple Breath Test Could One Day Diagnose Lung Cancer

A so-called electronic nose might make it easier for doctors to pin down this condition

Raw Garlic Helps Lower Lung Cancer Risk

Raw Garlic Helps Lower Lung Cancer Risk

People who eat raw garlic twice per week are 44% less likely to develop lung cancer

  • Health
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 30th, 2013
Early-Morning Smokers Are More Likely to Get Cancer

Early-Morning Smokers Are More Likely to Get Cancer

Lighting up a cigarette shortly after waking up ups cancer risk, study says

 
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