Lung Cancer

January 14, 2015January 14, 2015

Adding Head And Neck Cancer Screening To Lung Cancer Scans Could Improve Early Detection

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A recent study led by a research team from the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), in partnership with the UPMC Cancer Center, found that adding both head and neck cancer screenings ... Read more

January 8, 2015October 28, 2015

Lung Cancer Expert Warns of Nationwide Shortage in Early-Stage Treatment Resources

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Emerging life science company, Sanovas, Inc., released a public warning about the United States’ healthcare system currently facing a shortage of treatment resources, as Medicare‘s lung cancer screening coverage for beneficiaries deemed ... Read more

January 7, 2015January 7, 2015

Working Night Shift May Increase Lung Cancer and CVD Mortality

Lung Cancer

Working night shifts for extended periods of time increase mortality related to the development of lung cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD), particularly among women, according to study recently published at the American Journal ... Read more

January 5, 2015January 5, 2015

Study on Lung Cancer Specialists in Europe Shed Light on Specialized Palliative Care

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The availability of Palliative Care and referral patterns of European Lung Cancer specialists was recently examined. The study entitled “Attitudes and referral patterns of lung cancer specialists in Europe to ... Read more

December 30, 2014December 30, 2014

Spread of Cancer Into the Lungs Halted By Suppression of Specific Protein in Mouse Study

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A new study entitled “Role of Chitinase 3-like-1 and Semaphorin 7A in Pulmonary Melanoma Metastasis” reports that suppressing or decreasing the expression of Chi3l1 can significantly impair the spread of melanoma and ... Read more

December 29, 2014December 29, 2014

Mirati Therapeutics Treats 1st Lung CA Patient in Anti-Tumor Drug Study

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Precision medicine drug developer, Mirati Therapeutics, Inc., recently announced it has treated the first patient volunteer in a Phase Ib clinical study of MGCD265 for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) with genetic mutations of MET ... Read more

December 26, 2014December 26, 2014

Lung Cancers Caused By Smoking Exhibit Genetic Anomalies, According to Study

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A recent study entitled “Transcriptome meta-analysis of lung cancer reveals recurrent aberrations in NRG1 and Hippo pathway genes” reports worse outcomes for lung cancer patients with higher incidence of gene ... Read more

December 22, 2014December 22, 2014

Gaps in Knowledge about Lung Cancer Identified in French Population

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There are still several fears and misconceptions among the French population regarding lung cancer, according a prospective survey conducted nationwide on perceptions about the disease. While the study was conducted in France ... Read more

December 19, 2014December 19, 2014

Study To Confirm NuQ® Test Accuracy In Lung Cancer Is Being Initiated

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VolitionRx Limited announced that University Hospital Bonn in Germany is initiating a confirmatory study to evaluate the Nucleosomics® platform, VolitionRx’s novel technological platform for the diagnosis of lung cancer that utilizes an individualized blood ... Read more

December 18, 2014December 18, 2014

New Functional Imaging Technique For Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Could Help Patients Avoid Radiation Pneumonitis

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A new study entitled “Functional lung avoidance for individualized radiotherapy (FLAIR): study protocol for a randomized, double-blind clinical trial” will determine the use of functional imaging techniques, particularly the Hyperpolarized ... Read more