Tailored Treatment for Advanced Lung Cancer?
Patients with certain genetic profile respond better to the drug Iressa than to standard chemo, study found Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer Compass
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Biodesix Announces Issuance Of Key Patent For Serum Test That Identifies Lung Cancer Patients Likely To Benefit From Targeted Therapy
Biodesix, Inc., a company developing and commercializing molecular diagnostics for personalized medicine, announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has awarded to the Company patent number 7,736,905. The patent provides coverage for the Company’s first product, VeriStrat, which is used by physicians to help guide therapy [...]
Recent Findings In Lung Cancer Described By Researchers From State University Of New Jersey
Fresh data on lung cancer are presented in the report ‘Inhibition of lung tumor growth by complex pulmonary delivery of drugs with oligonucleotides as suppressors of cellular resistance.’ Development of cancer cell resistance, low accumulation of therapeutic drug in the lungs, and severe adverse treatment side effects represent [...]
Protect Your Lungs Merges With LUNGevity, Creates Premier Lung Cancer Foundation
To combat the nation’s number one cancer killer, non-profit organizations Protect Your Lungs and LUNGevity Foundation announced they will join forces in an effort to fund research and hope for a cure for lung cancer. Together, the new organization hopes to create the same successful improvements for lung cancer [...]
Novel Paclitaxel Formulation Encouraging For Treating Advanced Lung Cancer
The June edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology features a study aimed at determining the optimal dose of the chemotherapy drug nab- paclitaxel with carboplatin as a first-line therapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Results will provide researchers . Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by Cancer [...]
UNC Study Helps Explain Why Black Patients With Lung Cancer Have Surgery Less Often Than Whites
A new study led by UNC researchers that looks at newly diagnosed lung cancer patients and follows them from diagnosis forward is one of the first to give reasons why patients don’t go to lung surgery and why surgery happens less often in blacks. Source: General Cancer News Articles Provided by [...]
Lung Cancer
Dr. Haleem Rasool, medical oncologist, discusses the risk factors, treatments and tests for lung cancer.
Lung Cancer Alliance Launches First Open Access Patient Driven Website for CT Scans And Clinical Data
Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA), the only national non-profit dedicated to providing support and advocacy for those living with or at risk for lung cancer, announced the launching of the first open access website for CT scans and clinical data donated by patients, called Give a Scan, that will increase [...]
Vitamin B6, Amino Acid Tied To Reduced Lung Cancer Risk
Smokers with higher levels of vitamin B6 and a certain essential amino acid have less risk of developing lung cancer than those lacking the nutrients, cancer experts said Tuesday. A study of nearly 400,000 participants that included current and former smokers in 10 European countries found that people with [...]
Study examines reasons patients with early stage lung cancer do not have surgery
Study examines reasons patients with early stage lung cancer do not have surgery Despite a greater likelihood of poorer outcomes, many patients newly-diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer do not undergo surgery. New research indicates that among the factors associated with this decision include misunderstandings of the prognosis, negative perceptions of patient-physician communication and older age, with [...]