“Extraordinary Hope” From New Cancer Drugs
Lung cancer causes more deaths in the United States than any other form of cancer, killing eighty percent of those who get it and more than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined. It takes more than 160,000 lives each year in the U.S. But, reports CBS News correspondent Michelle Gielan, a new approach to fighting lung cancer appears to help at least some patients — an approach apparently applicable to other forms of cancer, as well.
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At 10:27 am on November 19th, 2008 Larissa said:
at the end of the article you say to ask the doctor “can you look for the genes in my cancer?” what genes are you looking for and what is the name of the lab and where to send the specimen to?