LungBlog

The European Union has approved Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG’s Avastin for use in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), Roche said on Friday.

“The stigma of smoking has shrouded the disease in silence,” Carson said. “The idea that people with lung cancer have brought this upon themselves has directly impacted funding for a cure.

“With Strides For Life, we hope to change the perception … and raise funds to support critical scientific research.”

HEALTH bosses told their minister this week of the huge efforts being made to ensure 95 per cent of cancer patients in the region start treatment within 62 days of urgent referral.

Little-known bits of RNA help master tumor-suppressor gene do its job, U-M cancer researchers find. Three micro RNA genes appear to be key partners of protective gene p53; their loss is linked to common type of lung cancer.

In the case of lung cancer surgery, your doctor may remove part of one lung (lobectomy) or the entire lung (pneumonectomy) in an attempt to ensure that all the cancer has been removed.

 Lung cancer survival is not showing improvement, but the outlook has improved in recent years for many other types of cancer, according to an analysis of US data by German researchers.

A relatively short aerobic exercise training program can improve lung cancer patients’ physical fitness prior to surgery, US and Canadian researchers report in the August 1st issue of Cancer.

Britain’s healthcare cost-effectiveness watchdog said on Wednesday that Eli Lilly and Co’s drug Alimta would not be recommended as a treatment for lung cancer on the state health service.

It was 13 years ago that Dr. Richard W. Kmetzo, 42, developed an aggressive form of lung cancer and died. There was seemingly no reason at all. The bright optometrist from Stratford was a nonsmoker. He was active, had a young family, and everything to live for. Back then, Kmetzo’s medical training helped him and his family navigate the difficult questions and concerns raised by a diagnosis of cancer. Now, in his memory, there is a first-floor resource center at Bridgeport Hospital’s Norma F. Pfriem Cancer Institute to help anyone in the same situation.

Minnesota Health Commissioner Dianne Mandernach endured months of criticism about her decision to delay releasing cancer data about miners. Now she’s quitting.