Archive for the ‘Lung Cancer’ Category
Friday, February 29th, 2008
A recent study published in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reports that vitamin supplements do not protect against lung cancer, and may in fact increase the risk of developing it.
Dr. Christopher G. Slatore of the University of Washington and colleagues performed the analysis ...
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
Smoking plays a role in lung cancer development and now scientists have shown that smoking also affects the way genes are expressed, leading to alterations in cell division and regulation of immune response. Notably, some of the changes in gene expression persisted in people who had quit smoking many years ...
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2008
Summaries of recent news about the use of health information technology and the Internet appear below.
* Data security: The California-based World Privacy Forum on Wednesday released a report warning consumers about using third-party Web sites that provide personal health record consolidation services but are not subject ...
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
A new method to standardize the reporting of radiation dose volumes in the use of four-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) can lead to a more accurate radiation dose to the lungs in lung cancers, thereby lowering the risk of lung injury, according to a study presented at the Plenary I session ...
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Early screening for lung cancer using non-invasive, low-dose CT scanning detects early stage cancers long before symptoms ever appear, according to results of a clinical study with 1,000 high-risk Canadian smokers.
The findings of the study led by radiologist Heidi Roberts at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), University Health Network are published ...
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Healthcare providers have observed it for years -- patients who appear to have a better quality of life while battling their cancer live longer. Now, a prospective, multi-institutional study examining the quality of life of patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung backs that observation. In fact, quality of life ...
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
You might be one of the millions of Americans who snuffs out their last cigarette on November 15th for the 31st Great American Smokeout. By doing that, you could cut your risk of getting lung cancer. But it might surprise you to know that 1 out of 5 women diagnosed ...
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Thursday, November 1st, 2007
Treatment with a derivative of vitamin A called retinoic acid was associated with reduced lung cell growth in a group of former heavy smokers, according to a study published online October 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Former smokers remain at elevated risk for lung cancer. According to ...
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Thursday, October 25th, 2007
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Cancer Care of Ontario (CCO) issued a new collaborative clinical practice guideline on adjuvant therapy, or the use of chemotherapy or radiation after surgery, for treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The guideline provides new evidence that treatment with chemotherapy can increase ...
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