Lung Cancer

May 11, 2015May 11, 2015

Stanford University Lung Cancer Professor Named 2015 ECOG-ACRIN Young Investigator

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Heather Wakelee, an emerging lung cancer researcher, has won the 2015 ECOG-ACRIN Young Investigator Award, as recently announced by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group. Wakelee is currently an associate professor of ... Read more

May 7, 2015May 7, 2015

New Approach To NSCLC Profiling For Efficient Treatment

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Researchers at The University of Manchester in the UK have recently developed a new way to genetically categorize lung cancer samples so that doctors and physicians can effectively opt for targeted ... Read more

May 6, 2015May 7, 2015

Genetic Heterogeneity In EGFR Mutations Poses New Challenge In Lung Cancer Treatment

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Resistance to tumor drugs has been an ongoing concern for scientists and continues to be an obstacle in developing therapeutic options. This issue was recently highlighted when a team of researchers led by Dana-Farber ... Read more

May 4, 2015May 4, 2015

Researchers Propose PEI Regimen as a Therapeutic Option for Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Researchers at the Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria Nuova / IRCCS of Reggio Emilia in Italy recently reported in the Journal of Translational Medicine that a chemotherapeutic treatment based on cisplatin, etoposide ... Read more

April 30, 2015April 30, 2015

Post-Surgical Lung Cancer Patients Reported to Have an Increased Risk for Thromboembolism

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Three studies were recently presented at the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery addressing the issue of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after lung cancer surgery. VTE refers to ... Read more

April 29, 2015April 29, 2015

LUNGevity’s Lung Cancer Hope Month Celebrates Progress And Promise Of Lung Cancer Research

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The LUNGevity Foundation, a leading nonprofit lung cancer organization, will kick off Lung Cancer Hope Month in May with the HOPE Summit, the inspiring 5th annual survivor-ship summit in Washington, D.C., and the “Hope ... Read more

April 27, 2015April 27, 2015

“Liquid Biopsy” May Help Detect Lung Cancer Treatment Resistance Earlier

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Research conducted by scientists at Sweden’s Ume University and presented at the American Association for Cancer Research ( AACR) Annual Meeting 2015, held April 18-22 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center ... Read more

April 24, 2015April 24, 2015

New SU2C-American Cancer Society Lung Cancer Dream Team Recently Announced

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Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) have recently announced at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the establishment of a $20 ... Read more

April 22, 2015April 22, 2015

Study Reveals Serious Delays in 25% of Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer Receiving EGFR Test Results Before Start of Treatment

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According to a recent study recently presented at the European Lung Cancer Conference, one in every four patients with advanced Lung Cancer in the United States, Asia & Europe is not receiving ... Read more

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015

Low Socioeconomic Status Puts Lung Cancer Patients at Higher Risk for Death

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No matter how successful a surgery is, lung cancer patients have a higher chance of death within 30 days of their operation if they are at a low socioeconomic level. ... Read more