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Important Lung Cancer News from Leading
Medical Centers, Journals, Newspapers and Other Sources.
2/19/10
Medicare Is Ignoring Cheaper Lung-Cancer Test,
Firm Says
2/19/10
Molecular pathways linked to sex, age affect
outcomes in lung cancer
2/18/10
Hormone Replacement Therapy Linked to Lung
Cancer - Risk is 50 percent higher in women who take estrogen plus
progestin for more than 10 years
2/18/10
Lung cancer: Split-course palliative
radiotherapy confirmed as effective treatment for advanced NSCLC
1/13/10
Strides Made in Lung Cancer Treatment
1/13/10
TGen-Scottsdale Healthcare researchers make
breakthrough in lung cancer
1/13/10
Green tea 'may block lung cancer'
1/12/10
EGFR gene signature predicts non-small cell lung
cancer prognosis
12/21/09
Scientists crack gene code of common cancers
12/14/09
FDA Panel To Consider Wider Use Of Tarceva In
Lung Cancer
12/14/09
Anti-estrogens reduced lung cancer mortality in
women with breast cancer
12/13/09
'Nanosensors' Spot Early Signs of Cancer
11/16/09
New Treatment Option for Lung Cancer Patients
11/11/09
British Researchers May Have Found Lung Cancer
Breakthrough Drug |
11/11/09
Drug 'shrinks lung cancer tumour'
11/11/09
Cancer drug may be tested next year
11/11/09
Deadliest lung cancer breakthrough
10/21/09
Protein linked with lung cancer development
9/22/09
Cetuximab drug with chemo may cut death risk in
lung cancer patients
9/5/09
Electronic
nose detects lung cancer
9/5/09
New Lung Cancer Procedure Allows Quick Recovery
8/31/09
Breath-testing for cancer using gold
8/30/09
Breathalyzer test detects lung cancer: study
8/3/09
Oncothyreon says lung cancer drug trial went
well
8/3/09
Boehringer to start new Phase III study of Tovok
7/21/09
$2 million grant aids study of lung cancer in
people who never smoked
7/21/09
Does HPV Cause Lung Cancer as Well as Cervical
Cancer
7/21/09
Ovary Removal May Increase Lung Cancer Risk
7/21/09
UN report pinpoints cancer risk from radon in
homes
7/20/09
New lung cancer therapy can save lives
7/20/09
New Molecular Pathway For Targeting Cancer,
Disease Discovered
7/20/09
Painless cancer treatment through CyberKnife
7/18/09
Small Molecule Might Play Big Part in Lung
Cancer
7/16/09
Vaccine may teach body to fight off lung cancer
7/15/09
Upregulated microRNA-21 linked to lung cancer in
nonsmokers
7/14/09
OSI: Tarceva Approved as Maintenance Treatment
for Lung Cancer
7/14/09
Roche’ Tarceva Extends Lives of Lung Cancer
Patients
7/6/09
Detecting Lung Cancer Earlier
7/6/09
Positron Emission Tomography Plus Computed
Tomography for Staging Early Lung Cancer
7/6/098
Alimta Approved as Maintenance Therapy for
Advanced Lung Cancer
6/20/09
Lung Cancer Reduction of Mortality
6/20/09
Cancer: shock breakthrough
(MLF Note: Reportedly also being tested for lung
cancer)
6/15/09
New treatment for lung cancer shows promise
6/15/09
Coming Soon: Lung-Cancer Spray?
6/3/09
Urine Test to Assess Lung Cancer Risk
6/2/09
Nexavar Trial
6/2/09
Vandetanib Plus Docetaxel Combination Prolongs
Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer:
6/1/09
DNA Repair Gene Predicts Chemo Outcome in Lung
Cancer
6/1/09
Prempro, Similar Combo Hormone Pills, May Make
Lung Cancer Deadlier
6/1/09
Researchers determine predicting factors of
positive lung cancer diagnoses in chest radiographs
6/1/09
New Research on Breast, Stomach and Lung Cancers
6/1/09
Doctors Consider New Approach for Lung Cancer
6/1/09
FDA, Clinical Trial Calendars: Cancer Drug
Updates from ASCO
6/1/09
Zactima Slows Down Progression Of Lung Cancer
Growth
6/1/09
Bayer tests Nexavar against lung cancer in Phase
III
6/1/09
Ascenta Therapeutics Announces Presentation of
Promising Results From Clinical Trials of AT-101 in Prostate, Brain,
and Lung Cancers at 2009 ASCO Annual Meeting
5/31/09
Drug Combo Proves Powerful Against Lung Cancere
5/31/09
Tarceva helps slow lung cancer progression:
5/31/09
Astra drug keeps lung cancer from worsening:
study
5/30/09
Infinity Reports Encouraging Clinical Data for
IPI-504 at ASCO 2009
5/30/09
Oncothyreon announces clinical data from three
product candidates presented at American Society of Clinical Oncology
(ASCO) Annual Meeting
5/30/09
Merck KGaA's says cancer vaccine safe in study
5/27/09
Is my chemo working? Scans may give faster
answer
5/27/09
Activated stem cells in damaged lungs
springboard to cancer progression
5/25/09
Stem cell clue to lung cancer development
5/22/09
Zactima™ Active in Advanced Non–Small Cell Lung
Cancer
5/22/09
Newer anti-cancer drugs target specific cells
with fewer side effects
5/15/09
Study: Test helps predict response to lung
cancer drugs
5/15/09
Tarceva shows promise in stalling lung cancer
progression
5/15/09
Bayer's Nexavar shows promise in lung cancer
study
5/14/09
Test shows when pills help lung cancer patients
5/11/09
Natural Vitamin E Slashes Lung Cancer Risk by 55
Percent
5/9/09
FDA notes side effects with Genentech cancer
drug
5/8/09
New Lung Cancer Vaccines Triple Survival Time
for Some
5/8/09
UPDATE 2-New warnings for Tarceva cancer drug-U.S.
FDA
4/30/09
"Lung Cancer Patients May Soon Have New Drug
Option"
4/30/09
Rare cancer invades the state of Maine
4/29/09
Dietary Acrylamide Not Associated With Increased
Lung Cancer Risk In Men
4/21/09
Cyclacel &
Dartmouth Researchers Report Novel Mechanism of Action for Seliciclib
At AACR
4/21/09
PPHM Peregrine
reports positive data from Phase II lung cancer trial
4/21/09
Simple test may determine smokers' lung cancer
risk
4/20/09
Urine test may predict lung cancer risk
4/20/09
Urine Test for Lung Cancer?
4/10/09
Second European Radiosurgery Workshop Yields
Record Attendance
4/10/09
High-dose radiation therapy improves lung cancer
survival
4/9/09
High-dose radiation improves lung cancer
survival, U-M study finds
3/11/09
Stereotactic radiosurgery for the treatment of
stage I non-small cell lung cancer in high-risk patients
3/11/09
Lung cancer patient's tumor shrunk by
experimental treatment
3/9/09
New lung cancer radiation therapy created
2/28/09
Gene therapy researchers may be getting close to
a 'cure'
2/27/09
Cancer miracles
2/26/09
Sputum cytology, bronchoscopy practical way to
detect early lung cancer: study
2/26/09
CombiMatrix Announces Positive Preliminary Data
on Non-Invasive, Cancer Screening Test
2/26/09
Clinical Evidence Grows in Support of CyberKnife
Treatment for Intracranial and Extracranial Tumors
2/18/09
Adjuvant therapy for early-stage non-small cell
lung cancer: Recent reports and their implications - The American
Journal of Hematology / Oncology (AJHO)
2/18/09
TRANSGENE : Transgene confirms longer survival for patients treated
with TG4010 in its ongoing Phase IIb non-small cell lung cancer trial
2/7/09
OC METRO Peregrine Pharmaceuticals of
Tusin study progresses
2/5/09
Regular Exercise Improves Quality of Life With
Lung Cancer
2/4/09
UPDATE 2-Peregrine cancer drug shows promise in
mid-stage study | Markets | Markets News | Reuters
2/4/09
New study aims to boost lung cancer early
detection
2/2/09
Study Showed Tarceva in Combination With Avastin as First Line
Maintenance Therapy Improved Surviival in Advanced Lung Cancer
1/19/09
Low-Cost Strategies to Maintain Health in Hard
Times
1/19/09
Guided radiation to target cancer cells on the
move
1/16/09
Lung Cancer "Foodie Friday" - Nuts to Prevention
12/12/08
New Trends in Targeted Therapy in Lung Cancer
12/12/08
Lung cancer gene discovery
12/4/08
Gene Identified That Protects Against Lung
Cancer
12/3/08
Gene Which Protects Against Lung Cancer
Identified
12/3/08
Noninvasive radiosurgery targets cancer at
Reading Hospital
12/1/08
Blood Scanner Detects Even Faint Indicators Of
Cancer
11/24/08
Norwalk Hospital is first to open international
study of new lung cancer drug
11/24/08
New technique reduces trauma of lung surgery
11/24/08
Cancer Fighting Pill as Good as Chemo for Some
Patients, Study Shows
11/14/08
Researchers: Combination of drugs benefits lung
cancer patients
11/14/08
Gender Is Key Factor In Determining Overall
Survival Of Lung Cancer Patients
11/13/08
Large International Study Identifies Genetic
Susceptibility To Lung Cancer
11/13/08
News: Proton therapy may reduce serious side
effect of lung cancer treatment.
11/13/08
UPDATE 1-Roche's Avastin extends lung-cancer
patients' lives | Industries | Healthcare | Reuters
11/13/08
Novel Four Drug Combination Proves Safe for Lung
Cancer Treatment
11/7/08
Discovery may lead to new cancer treatment
11/7/08
Tarceva brings new hope to patients with
advanced non-small cell lung cancer
11/7/08
Early road to recovery from lung cancer
11/6/08
Provena offers lung cancer awareness clinic
11/6/08
Researchers find a potential breakthrough for
lung cancer
10/23/08
Lung Cancer Linked To 26-New Genes | Top News
10/23/08
Practice Makes Perfect in Lung Cancer Surgery
10/22/08
Researchers Identify Defective Genes Responsible
for Lung Cancer
10/22/08
Medical News: New Lung Cancer Approaches Suggested in Mutation Study -
in Hematology/Oncology, Lung Cancer
10/20/08
"Extraordinary Hope" From New Cancer Drugs, Treatments Targeting
Genetic Mutations Showing Progress Against Lung, Other Cancers
10/08/08
Neotropix(R) Announces Expansion of On-Going
Clinical Trial for Adult Neuroendocrine Cancers
10/08/08
Pink ribbons overshadow deadlier cancer
10/7/08
Avastin/Tarceva combo doesn't boost lung cancer
survival
10/7/08
Red Wine May Lower Lung Cancer Risk
10/7/08
First-Line Treatment for Deadly Lung Cancer Not
Superior, Review Finds
10/3/08
Merck KGaA: Survival In 1st-Line Non-Small Cell
Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Significantly Prolonged By Erbitux(R)
10/2/08
New Lung Cancer Treatment
9/15/08
Lung Cancer in Non-Smokers Is Sixth
Biggest Cancer Killer
9/15/08
Promising Clinical Phase I Results For
Intravenous CP-4126 For Patients With Solid Tumours
9/15/08
Famous minds flock to top surgeon
9/15/08
Significant benefits in non-small-cell lung cancer from customizing
erlotinib treatment
9/15/08
Promising Lung Cancer Vaccine
8/15/08
Emerging Clinical Data Continues To Support
CyberKnife Radiosurgery For The Treatment Of Lung Cancer
8/15/08
Precise Radiation Destroys Spreading Tumors
8/15/08
Drug that uses the body's cells to blast cancer
8/7/08
Initial chemo beneficial in lung cancer brain metastasis
8/3/08
Lung Cancer Vaccine
8/3/08
Study Provides Clues To Preventing And Treating Cancer Spread
8/2/08
Cancer (Lung) vaccine deal reached
7/4/08
Rear Adm. Philip J. Coady, helped to battle lung
cancer, "a disease that gets very little respect and even less
funding."
7/3/08
CTC Chip Finds One Cancer Cell Among One Billion
7/3/08
New test can assess if cancer treatment is
working
7/3/08
Microchip device monitors lung cancer cells
7/3/08
Test can find tiny tumor level in blood
7/2/08
Yeast-Based Vaccine Induces Immune Responses,
Reduces Tumor Size
7/2/08
Red Meat Consumption Linked Yet Again to
Increased Cancer Risk
7/2/08
Pleural Mesothelioma Study Recruiting Patients
7/1/08
Can Statins Prevent Lung Cancer?
6/27/08
Cuba develops 'breakthrough' cancer drug
6/20/08
Immunotherapy Success
6/19/08
Latest cancer research Radiofrequency ablation
benefits lung cancer patients
6/18/08
Radiofrequency ablation for lung cancer
6/18/08
Prospective Evaluation of Lung Cancer Ablation
Called Promising - in Pulmonary, Lung Cancer
6/2/08
Drug prolongs life expectancy for lung cancer
patients: study
6/2/08
NEW DATA FROM SEVERAL SATRAPLATIN
CLINICAL TRIALS IN SOLID TUMORS PRESENTED AT 44TH ASCO ANNUAL MEETING
6/2/08
Cancer drug could add six months to lifespan
6/2/08
Erbitus prolongs life expectancy for lung cancer
patients: study
6/2/08
NEW DATA FOR PAZOPANIB - GSK'S LATEST
INVESTIGATIONAL ANTI-CANCER AGENT - SHOWS PROMISE ACROSS MULTIPLE
CANCERS
6/1/08
Green Tea & Lung Cancer
6/1/08
Common genetic variant tied to lung cancer risk
6/1/08
Karmanos Doctors Urge Increased Screening for
Previously Treated Lung Cancer Patients, Especially Young Women
5/29/08
Trial shows personalized cancer treatment holds
promise
5/29/08
Lung cancer takes center stage at conference
5/29/08
Eli Lilly says Phase III trial of cancer drug
Alimta met primary endpoint |
5/27/08
Common genetic disorder doubles lung cancer risk
5/27/08
Matching Tumors to Drugs
5/26/08
A ray of light: Beams of light can now be used
to diagnose AND treat cancer - so why aren't patients being told?
5/17/08
Lung Cancer Still Lowest in Federal Funding
5/16/08
Recent Study: Tropical Mushroom Extract Fights
Cancer
5/16/08
Gene Test May ID Lung Cancer Spread
5/16/08
Gene Signature May Predict Recurrence of Lung
Cancer
5/16/08
Study: How smoking causes lung cancer
4/28/08
Cyberknife offers cutting edge cancer treatment
4/28/08
Study Links HPV to Lung Cancer
4/27/08
Event to bolster cancer survivors
4/26/08
Sorafenib: Detrimental in Lung Cancer Patients
4/25/08
Immune-Boosting Lung Cancer Therapy Shows
Promise
4/25/08
Surgery Alone or With Preoperative
Chemotherapy?: Presented at ELCC
4/25/08
New Genetic Techniques To Combat Lung Cancer
4/25/08
Common viruses may raise the risk of lung cancer
4/25/08
Lung Cancer Survivor Shares Story
4/25/08
Cancer Immunotherapy Reduces Risk Of Relapse
After Surgery, Study Shows
4/25/08
Scan Detects Oxygen Levels in Tumors
4/25/08
Viruses may play a role in lung cancer
development.
4/25/08
Cancer immunotherapy shows long-term promise in
lung cancer
4/25/08
Scan Detects Oxygen Levels in Tumors
4/22/08
Genentech/Roche: mixed lung cancer data for
Avastin
4/21/08
Report on 750 New Medicines in Development for Cancer Released in
Baton Rouge
4/21/08
European Trial Slows Genentech's Avastin
4/21/08
Genentech says phase III trials of Avstin for
lung cancer meet primary endpoint
4/21/08
Mouth swab may one day diagnose lung cancer
4/17/08
Study Says Researchers Find Anti-cancer Medicine
in Wild Plant
4/17/08
Biomarker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy
4/16/08
Pfizer Halts Sales of Exubera In Wake of Lung
Cancer Fears - Diabetes Health
4/16/08
Novartis Starts Trial for ASA404 in Lung Cancer
4/15/08
Veggies, Exercise May Cut Cancer Risk
4/14/08
PhytoMedical Expands Anti-Cancer Research with
Important Efficacy Tests
4/13/08
Early Data on Amgen's Anti-Angiogenesis Pipeline
Molecules Suggest Biologic Activity Across Tumor Types
4/13/08
Poniard Pharmaceuticals' Oral Picoplatin
Demonstrates Positive Bioavailability in Ongoing Phase 1 Trial.
4/3/08
Genetic link to lung cancer is discovered
4/3/08
Scientists discover lung cancer gene
4/3/08
First Common Genetic Clue to Lung Cancer
3/30/08
Lung cancer death in women increases
3/30/08
You May Be the Key to Cancer Prevention
3/22/08
The Promise Of Cancer Gene Therapy For The
Treatment Of Lung Cancer Free Seminar April 16 Greenwich
3/21/08
First-Line EGFR Inhibition
3/20/08
News - Radiofrequency Ablation Treatment Could
Replace Surgery for Lung Cancer: Presented at SIR
3/7/08
Genentech to work on lung cancer drug test
3/7/08
Cancer treatment goes high-tech
3/6/08
Targeted Therapies: A New Generation of Cancer
Treatments
3/6/08
Cancer Funding: Does It Add Up?
("The big loser is the cancer funding race is
lung cancer.")
3/6/08
Tailored treatment of NSCLC
3/5/08
Almost 3 years after halting HRT, heart risks
drop but cancer risk up: study
3/5/08
Risk Of Dying After Lung Cancer Surgery Lower At
Teaching Hospitals
2/27/08
Cancer drugs should be tailored to fit patient
1/31/08
UCLA researchers discover biomarkers that predict lung cancer patient
response to therapy
1/31/08
Biomarkers Found That Predict Lung Cancer
Patient Response To Therapy
1/31/08
Lung cancer surgery improves quality of life | Science & Health
1/29/08
Medical News: Lung Cancer Risk of One Marijuana
Joint a Day Equals Daily Pack of Cigarettes
1/29/08
Patients Taking Sorafenib Need to Be Closely
Monitored for Hypertension
1/29/08
Study says cannabis bigger cancer risk than
cigarettes
1/28/08
Cyberknife Technique Leaves Patients Beaming
1/16/08
Lung Cancer Treatment Demonstrates Favorable
Safety Profile
1/15/08
Three Novel Approaches to Curing Cancer Win New
Damon Runyon - Rachleff Innovation Award
1/2/08
New drug target leaves lung cancer cells alone,
lonely and dying
1/1/08
Former hospice patient beats odds
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