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According to a new study published in the scientific journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention this past March 29, early-morning smokers have higher risks of being affected by either oral or lung cancer.
This is because, unlike people who refrain from lighting up a cigarette immediately after waking up, ... |
30 March 2013
18:01 GMT |
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After carrying out two large surveys, a team of scientists wishing to investigate the effects of smoking on public health in the United States has reached the conclusion that, as least as far as lung cancer risks are concerned, overzealous feminists can now rest assured.
To cut a long story short, they found that t... |
24 January 2013
15:31 GMT |
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One family from Iowa now claims that air pollution caused by a burn pit in Iraq must be held responsible for the fact that 32-year-old Joshua Casteel, who used to serve at a military base in said country, became sick with cancer and died not very long ago, on August 25.
Interestingly enough, Joshua's family is... |
30 October 2012
17:51 GMT |
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In a paper published in a recent issue of the journal Psycho-Oncology, experts revealed that lung cancer patients are oftentimes depressed because they feel a sense of shame and isolation, as well as rejection from others. This may explain why the incidence of depression in this group is so high.
The new study was l... |
28 March 2012
06:03 GMT |
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Though armies, in general, are not well known for their ability to bring life, the US Army proves that things can be a bit different, if only for a little while. Experts working for the Army announce the development of a new, anti-cancer drug, which promises to be very effective against multiple tumors.
The drug wa... |
9 January 2012
08:17 GMT |
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Scientists have elaborated a study which provides disturbing information for the people who have never lightened a cigarette in their entire life. It seems that they still face the risks of dying from lung cancer, while becoming casual victims of the air pollution phenomenon. Researchers from University of Ottawa det... |
29 October 2011
06:30 GMT |
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In a paper published in the latest issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, researchers underline a baffling connection between lung cancer survival rates and diabetes. It would appear that people who were also diagnosed with the latter live longer than lung cancer patients without diabetes.In the new study, Norweg... |
17 October 2011
05:41 GMT |
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According to the latest set of investigations published by scientists at the Brown University, it would appear that human contaminated with nickel nanoparticles are at an increased risk of developing cancer, or having the course of the disease accelerated, if they have already been diagnosed. Nanoparticles are extrem... |
23 August 2011
20:01 GMT |
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Investigators announce the discovery of a gene that contributes to the spread of small cell lung cancer, a highly-aggressive form of lung cancer that makes up for about 15 percent of all cases. The team says that the finding may lead to the development of new therapies against the condition.Oncologists have been sear... |
19 July 2011
05:45 GMT |
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A collaboration of scientists identified more than 480 molecules in the human bloodstream, whose concentrations change when a person develops lung cancer. The correlation is either positive or negative, but it's there in most cases, experts say. In other words, concentrations of a specific molecule may increase ... |
16 May 2011
10:28 GMT |
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A new study conducted on unsuspecting lab mice proves yet again that nicotine itself has no effect on the growth of cancer tumors in the lung. The chemical, in moderate concentrations, does not boost growth or favor it in any way, experts say. Researchers analyzed tumors in mice, after the animals were regularly admi... |
5 April 2011
20:01 GMT |
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A new genetic mutation has been linked to a potentially novel therapy against squamous cell lung cancer. Researchers say that patients who have this mutations may respond to a drug that was until now used to treat chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML).The chemical is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor-class substance, but inve... |
4 April 2011
05:26 GMT |
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The results of a new scientific survey on smoking habits in California and the United States show that the number of heavy smokers has declined dramatically since 1965. For the purpose of this poll, heavy smoking was defined as lighting up more than 20 cigarettes per day.This investigation was primarily conducted in ... |
17 March 2011
04:36 GMT |
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In people who have been longtime smokers, quitting the habit at a moment's notice, and without too much trouble may in fact be a bad sign. Experts have tied this type of spontaneous behavior to the onset and detection of lung cancer in these patients. In fact, some oncology specialists even propose that this can... |
1 March 2011
05:54 GMT |
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A new study carried out by a researcher at the Geneva Cancer Registry, concluded that an anti-estrogen breast cancer drug, called tamoxifen, could reduce the risk of an individual dying from lung cancer.According to prior research, menopausal hormone therapy increases women's risk of dying from lung cancer, so a... |
24 January 2011
03:35 GMT |
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South Korean scientists say that patients with lung cancer have high levels of a certain protein in their blood, and this could be used as a biomarker for the disease.Je-Yoel Cho from Kyungpook National University and colleagues, conducted a research which concluded that the levels of the beta chain form of haptoglob... |
22 January 2011
04:45 GMT |
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A new research conducted by China Medical University concluded that patients suffering from tuberculosis are at higher risk of developing lung cancer.To date, no clear association between tuberculosis and lung cancer has been established, but this new study brings evidence of an increased lung cancer risk in people w... |
3 January 2011
08:17 GMT |
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In a new investigation, researchers have determined that lung cancer which develops in smokers has different traits than the one that appears in non-smokers, hinting that the two are in fact different disorders. If the discovery turns out to be real, then it could lead to a paradigm shift in how patients are treated.... |
9 November 2010
08:15 GMT |
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Lung cancer can now be easily detected thanks to a new method pioneered by researchers in the United States. All that's needed for a diagnostic to be made is a simple cheek swab, researchers say. Though its one of the deadliest forms of cancer overall, this condition is notoriously difficult to identify in its e... |
6 October 2010
04:40 GMT |
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According to a new series of studies, it would appear that the common type II diabetes drug metformin can be successfully used to prevent the development of tobacco-induced lung tumors.The research team behind the investigation determined that the development of colorectal tumors can be inhibited by the drug as well.... |
3 September 2010
04:14 GMT |
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It would appear that consuming a variety of vegetables and fruit has been proven to have a beneficial effect in protecting the body against the development of squamous cell lung cancer. The announcement was made in a new press release by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). It would appear that the co... |
31 August 2010
06:52 GMT |
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A Spanish study has presented survival percentages in nine types of cancer, after a period of five years from diagnosis. Cancer survival in Spain is almost the same as the European average, the lowest rate being for cases of lung cancer (under 11%). At this study took part 57,622 people from eight regions in Spain. M... |
15 July 2010
08:59 GMT |
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Researchers have known for a long time that, as soon as cancer cells start developing inside a host, they release certain chemicals that may be used to track them down. Investigators often refer to these biomarkers as the “scent trail” that tumors leave behind, and methods of enabling drugs to follow up o... |
27 January 2010
10:07 GMT |
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Over the past few years, a large number of studies have been focused on the correlations that appear to exist between a history of childhood adversity and abuse, and a person's health later on in life. Almost all of them have determined that there is a direct connection between the two, which is very worrying, g... |
19 January 2010
04:03 GMT |
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Lung cancer has remained to this day one of the most dangerous and lethal conditions in the world, killing millions of people each year. Cures against it include chemotherapy and radiotherapy, but these methods are only marginally effective in killing mutated cells. The best defense, healthcare experts have always sa... |
13 January 2010
18:01 GMT |
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Experts from the Israel Institute of Technology, in Haifa, have recently announced that they are working on a new electronic nose that will have the ability to detect early signs of lung cancer, before the disease advances far enough to show up on conventional viewing methods such as X-rays and MRI. Relying on the po... |
31 August 2009
01:40 GMT |
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Scientists from the Wake Forest University School of Medicine have recently announced the successful use of a new, small peptide to efficiently stop the growth of lung cancer tumor cells. Their paper also reveals that the small molecule also had the strength of setting the tumor into remission, reducing its size cons... |
27 August 2009
03:59 GMT |
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Leading European experts have recently made it clear that fighting lung cancer, in all its forms, as well as preventing it, may be made a lot easier if physicians, surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists learned to cooperate a lot better and more efficiently share test results. Prevention programs and... |
27 April 2009
04:37 GMT |
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New scientific studies, conducted on a mouse model, reveal that common food additives can speed the expression of lung cancer and even trigger the terrible disease in people predisposed to contracting it. The finds, published in the January issue of the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory... |
29 December 2008
08:50 GMT |
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Routinely removing cancerous tumors from the lungs helps some surgeons obtain very good results with the procedure over time. They manage to anticipate most of what could go wrong and learn from past mistakes, so as to get better at what they do. On the other hand, surgeons who do not perform that many operations per... |
24 October 2008
02:54 GMT |
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According to an official National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) study published Sunday, October 5, lung cancer, the deadliest form of cancer out there and the number one cause for cancer-related deaths worldwide, receives the lowest levels of funding of all types. Esophageal and pancreatic cancers, which also have... |
6 October 2008
06:08 GMT |
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A new type of radioactive isotopes may hold the key to tomorrow's lung cancer cures, says a team of scientists at the Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) in Pittsburgh, U.S. They have tested the new mesh of substances extensively over the past few years, and have come up with very encouraging results. While standar... |
30 September 2008
09:54 GMT |
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