When a loved one is diagnosed with lung cancer, you suddenly see smokers everywhere.

According to a report in the Times, a pediatrician that was doing her due diligence and checking everything and she claims that during a routine inspection done on a cottage she was purchasing an inspector found elevated levels of radon, a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer.   

EPG Health Media, developers of e-communication and clinical information solutions for the health sector, today announced the launch of a new interactive Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Knowledge Centre within the web-based physician resource http://www.epgonline.org.

Sanctioned by the European Medical Association (EMA), EPG Online is a free service dedicated to providing Health Care Professionals (HCPs) with up to date access to best practice diagnosis and patient management guidance. This independent service provides access to a range of EU pharmaceutical drug information, disease Knowledge Centers, decision support tools and original medical news content.

Accordign to Liebert, radon gas is a “carcinogen gas that we inhale [that] causes lung cancer,” and it is emitted from certain types of granite and could be harmful.
 

     Smith showed some skepticism, though, saying, “I’m having a difficult time getting my head around the idea that the countertops in your home might literally be dangerous.”
 

Rosetta Genomics Ltd. has received regulatory approval for their diagnostic test using MicroRNA technology to differentiate between squamous and non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Although July, lung cancer awareness month, is about to end, the C Network focuses its attention on lung cancer and how to practice vigilance, especially among smokers and those at high risk, through early detection.

Helping others…that’s how a group of Binghamton middle schoolers are spending their summer. The kids are part of the Summer Service Learning program, which does community service projects and raises money for a charity. This year they’re helping the Michael Connolly Lung Cancer Endowment Fund. Michael, who was a Binghamton graduate, was a non-smoker who died at the age of 39 from lung cancer. To raise money for the fund, the students held an event at West Middle School called “Sidewalk Stories”.

You hear about many items that can cause cancer, but what about your countertops? The answer is “Yes,” it’s possible.Granite can release radioactive gas called radon, which is linked to lung cancer.

Method vaccinates patients against their own tumor cells, researchers say

Inquiry serves as a painful reminder of a father’s death from cancer