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Genetic Variant Raises Lung Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
9 Mar 2010 at 10:48pm
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- People with a particular genetic trait are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer from exposure to secondhand smoke than others, even if they rarely come into contact with it, a new study finds.

Processed Meat May Harm the Heart (HealthDay)
8 Mar 2010 at 10:48pm
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Conventional wisdom has dictated that fat from red meat is a risk factor for heart disease, but a new analysis from Harvard researchers finds it's eating processed meat -- not unprocessed red meat -- that increases the risk for heart disease and even diabetes.

Smoking tied to lung cancer in women with HIV (Reuters)
5 Mar 2010 at 3:15pm
Reuters - Women infected with HIV or at risk of becoming infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, appear more likely to develop lung cancer than women in the general population, possibly because they are much more likely to smoke cigarettes, study findings hint.

Cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests (AP)
4 Mar 2010 at 2:38am
AP - Months after experts discounted the importance of routine mammograms and Pap smears for many women, the American Cancer Society is warning more explicitly than ever that regular testing for prostate cancer is of questionable value too, and can do men more harm than good.

New guidelines on prostate cancer urge frank talk (Reuters)
3 Mar 2010 at 12:13pm
Reuters - New guidelines from the American Cancer Society urge doctors to make sure their patients fully understand the risks as well as the benefits of prostate cancer screening before any blood is drawn.

New Treatment Eyed for Deadly Pancreatic Cancer (HealthDay)
26 Feb 2010 at 10:50pm
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Most pancreatic cancer patients die soon after diagnosis, but researchers have identified an oncogene that appears to be a promising new treatment target.

New Bone Drug May Prevent Fractures But Raise Clot Risk (HealthDay)
24 Feb 2010 at 10:50pm
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug to fight osteoporosis, the bone condition associated with aging and debilitating fractures, reduces the risk of fractures and the risk of some breast cancers, heart disease and stroke, according to a new study.

Hormone replacement tied to lung cancer risk (Reuters)
24 Feb 2010 at 12:14pm
Reuters - Women who use hormone replacement therapy combining estrogen and progestin may have a higher risk of lung cancer than non-users, a new study finds.

Information Gap Could Delay Lung Cancer Therapy in Blacks (HealthDay)
22 Feb 2010 at 10:49pm
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Black Americans are more likely than whites to have beliefs and perceptions about lung cancer that could interfere with prevention and treatment, new study findings suggest.

Surgery Alone May Thwart Stage 1 Lung Cancer (HealthDay)
19 Feb 2010 at 10:49pm
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Surgery alone offers a reasonable overall level of survival for patients with stage 1 small cell lung cancer, a new study suggests.


Genetic Variant Greatly Increases Lung Cancer Risk for Light Smokers [03/09/10]
9 Mar 2010 at 8:34pm

Individuals with a certain type of genetic susceptibility to lung cancer face a greatly increased risk for the deadly disease with even a small exposure to cigarette smoke, a study team that includes researchers from the University of Cincinnati has concluded.




OSI's Price Tag Is Likely to Rise as Hungry Astellas Covets Cancer Revenue
9 Mar 2010 at 4:04pm

OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc .a s status as one of the few U.S. biotechnology companies with income from an approved cancer drug likely will drive up the price Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc.




JCI online early table of contents: March 8, 2010
9 Mar 2010 at 7:45am

One treatment being investigated as an adjuvant for anticancer immunotherapies is the use of molecules that trigger the proteins TLR7 and TLR8.



Exelixis to fire 270 workers
8 Mar 2010 at 10:20pm

Drug development company Exelixis Inc. will fire 270 people - or about 40 percent of its workforce - in a restructuring move that it says will save about $90 million through 2011.



Nonsmoker embarks on lung cancer crusade
8 Mar 2010 at 1:57pm

Published: Monday, March 8, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, March 7, 2010 at 10:46 p.m. Caren Gorenberg couldn't believe it when she was told the news in late 2006.




NHS launches A 8m campaign to increase early cancer diagnosis
8 Mar 2010 at 5:14am

Awareness of breast, bowel and lung cancer to be increased in attempt to reduce 10,000 annual deaths caused by late cancer discovery Cancer cells: The NHS is attempting to reduce the number of deaths caused by late diagnosis of the disease.



Facts about Colorectral Cancer
7 Mar 2010 at 8:31pm

Colorectal Cancer - cancer of the colon and rectum - is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States for both men and women combined.



Is Obama Fit to Lead Health Reform? // His Light Smoking Equivalent to Being ...
6 Mar 2010 at 7:31pm

If Obama's weight put him into that category, he would probably weigh about 205 rather than 180 pounds, and the 25 pounds of extra weight would certainly show even when he was standing behind a lectern to lecture voters about the need for people to take personal responsibility about their own health -- a message his own lifestyle would seemingly ...



A look at key Bristol-Myers drugs in late testing
6 Mar 2010 at 11:20am

Some key experimental drugs in late-stage testing by biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.: -ipilimumuab, for melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer.



Report: More cancer in Chicago suburb with tainted water
6 Mar 2010 at 2:26am

The Illinois Department of Public Health began looking at cancer cases in Crestwood between 1994 and 2006 following a Chicago Tribune report last year about how residents in the village of around 11,000 unwittingly drank the contaminated water.



What Is Nicotine Dependence? What Are The Dangers Of Smoking?
5 Mar 2010 at 5:39pm

Tobacco smoking is a practice in which tobacco is burned and the smoke inhaled or tasted.



Cancer drug 'surprise finding'
5 Mar 2010 at 9:25am

"A type of drug designed to stunt tumour growth has actually been found to fuel cancer if given at too low a dose," BBC News reported.



Abbott enters into agreement with GSK to develop molecular diagnostic test fo...
4 Mar 2010 at 4:33pm

Abbott announced today that it has entered into an agreement with GlaxoSmithKline to develop a molecular diagnostic test intended for use as an aid in selecting patients who may benefit from a skin cancer treatment in development by GSK.



WTKR: New trial drug may kill cancer cells
4 Mar 2010 at 8:13am

Researchers may have found the magic bullet that shoots and kills cancer cells. One man took a chance on the experiment after he was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer .



Hormone replacement therapy 'increases lung cancer risk'
3 Mar 2010 at 11:39pm

Washington, Mar 4 : Women aged 50 to 76 who use hormone replacement therapy combining estrogen and progestin may have a higher risk of lung cancer than non-users, a new study has found.



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Genetic Variant Greatly Increases Lung Cancer Risk For Light Smokers
10 Mar 2010 at 6:00am
Individuals with a certain type of genetic susceptibility to lung cancer face a greatly increased risk for the deadly disease with even a small exposure to cigarette smoke, a study team that includes researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) has concluded...

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: March 8, 2010
9 Mar 2010 at 5:00am
Warning sign for potential anticancer approach One treatment being investigated as an adjuvant for anticancer immunotherapies is the use of molecules that trigger the proteins TLR7 and TLR8. For example, the TLR7 stimulant imiquimod is used for the treatment of skin cancer and metastatic melanoma...

2nd European Lung Cancer Conference
5 Mar 2010 at 8:00am
Rapid advances in drug development, genetics and multidisciplinary treatment have brought the field of oncology to a critical moment, says Dr. Rafael Rosell from the Catalan Institute of Oncology in Badalona, Spain, co-chair of the second European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC), which will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 28 April to 1 May 2010...

Prolonged Use Of HRT Increases Incidence Of Lung Cancer By About 50 Percent: ...
5 Mar 2010 at 3:00am
Women aged 50 to 76 who take estrogen plus progestin may have an increased risk of lung cancer, according to a new study published in the pre-print online edition of the Journal of Clinical Oncology...

The Effects Of Patient Attitudes On Patient Outcomes
5 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Research published in the March edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology (JTO) explored the importance of a patient's outlook as it relates to health behavior and health status. Researchers focused on lung cancer patients and discovered that those who exhibited an optimistic disposition experienced more favorable outcomes than those with a pessimistic disposition...

'Salvage' Therapy Just As Suitable For NSCLC Patients Over Age 70 As For Youn...
5 Mar 2010 at 2:00am
Research published in the March issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology sought to determine whether differences existed in tolerance and efficacy between patients age 70 and over and younger patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving salvage targeted therapy with epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) or chemotherapy...

Synta Presents STA-9090 NSCLC Data At The IASLC 10th Annual Targeted Therapie...
2 Mar 2010 at 12:00pm
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (NASDAQ: SNTA), a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing small molecule drugs to treat severe medical conditions, today announced that Dr. Geoffrey I...

Novelos Therapeutics Pivotal Phase 3 Lung Cancer Trial Does Not Meet The Prim...
26 Feb 2010 at 4:00am
Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: NVLT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat cancer and hepatitis, today announced that the primary endpoint of improvement in overall survival was not met in Novelos' pivotal Phase 3 trial in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) studying its lead product, NOV-002, in combination with first-line chemotherapy...

BSD Medical Reports Publication Of Chinese Study Using The BSD-2000 Hyperther...
25 Feb 2010 at 4:00am
BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: BSDM) (the "Company" or "BSD") announced that a study titled "BSD2000 Deep Hyperthermia Combined with Chemotherapy of PT regimen in Patients with Non-small Cell Lung Cancer" has been published in the current issue of The Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer (February 2010;13(2):132-135) by Yang, Zhao, and Wang...

Lilly, Merck, And Pfizer Join Forces To Accelerate Research And Improve Treat...
24 Feb 2010 at 12:00am
Eli Lilly and Company, Merck (also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) outside the USA and Canada), and Pfizer Inc. today announced the formation of the Asian Cancer Research Group, Inc., (ACRG), an independent, not-for-profit company established to accelerate research and ultimately improve treatment for patients affected with the most commonly-diagnosed cancers in Asia...

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Initiates Enrollment In A Phase 1/2 Combination Stu...
23 Feb 2010 at 3:00am
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the first patient has received an initial dose in a Phase 1/2 clinical study combining MM-121 with Tarceva® (erlotinib) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This is the first of multiple trials that Merrimack and sanofi-aventis expect to initiate in 2010 as part of a broad Phase 2 clinical development program for MM-121...

African-Americans' Attitudes About Lung Cancer May Hinder Prevention
22 Feb 2010 at 5:00am
A new survey has found that African-Americans are more likely than whites to hold mistaken and fatalistic beliefs about lung cancer, as well as being more reluctant to consult a doctor about possible symptoms of the disease, according to researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and their collaborators...

In The "Year Of The Lung," Utah Company Freshmedx Announces Breakthrough Lung...
19 Feb 2010 at 9:00pm
In celebration of World Cancer Day and the Year of the Lung, Freshmedx today announced that it has entered into multiple discussions for the international license of its Bioconductance Scanning Platform (BSP). The BSP is a medical device that can dramatically improve the accuracy of pre-surgical lung cancer diagnosis in a simple and painless 12-minute scan...

Erlotinib Found To Be Marginally Cost-Effective In Economic Analysis
17 Feb 2010 at 7:00am
Weighing both magnitude of survival benefit and expense, researchers found that the drug erlotinib, which was found to improve overall survival by 2 months in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, is marginally cost-effective...

Significant Hazards Discovered In New Research On Secondhand Smoke
17 Feb 2010 at 7:00am
New research by the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center (OTRC) shows that concentrations of secondhand tobacco smoke inhaled in smoking rooms of restaurants and bars are exceptionally high and hazardous to health...

Cut down on smoking using nicotine gum
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
Nicotine gum has been in use for over 20 years to help smokers quit abruptly yet close to two-thirds of smokers report that they would prefer to quit gradually. Scientists from the University of Pittsburgh and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare have now observed that smokers who are trying to quit gradually can also be helped by nicotine gum. The results of the first study to test the efficacy and safety of using nicotine gum to assist cessation by gradual reduction are reported in the February 2009 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.......

New Tumor Suppressor genes for Lung Cancer
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
Cancer and cell biology experts at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have identified a new tumor suppressor that may help researchers develop more targeted drug therapies to combat lung cancer. The study, led by Jorge Moscat, PhD, appears in the January 2009 issue of Molecular and Cellular Biology. Proto-oncogenes are genes that play a role in normal cell growth (turnover of cells and tissue) but, when genetically modified, can cause the out-of-control cell division that leads to cancer. Prior research had established that Ras, a proto-oncogene, is abnormally expressed in up to 25 percent of human lung cancers; however, scientists did not understand the specific cellular events by which abnormal Ras expression leads to transformation........

Taking one gene at a time in lung cancer
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
While examining patterns of DNA modification in lung cancer, a team of international scientists has discovered what they say is a surprising new mechanism. They say that "silencing" of a single gene in lung cancer led to a general impairment in genome-wide changes in cells, contributing to cancer development and progression........

Food additive may increase speed spread of lung cancer
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages, and bakery products, might speed growth of lung cancer tumors and may even contribute to the development of those tumors in individuals predisposed to the disease........

Genes that may cause lung cancer
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
Individuals with particular variants of certain genes involved in metabolizing the most potent carcinogen found in cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study reported in the February 1, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-evaluated journal of the American Cancer Society. The study's results may help shed light on how lung cancer develops and could have important implications for preventing smoking-related cancers........

Why only some former smokers develop lung cancer
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
Canadian scientists are trying to answer why some smokers develop lung cancer while others remain disease free, despite similar changes in lifestyle. Results were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research........

Proton therapy and concurrent chemotherapy in lung cancer
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
Patients treated for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer who receive chemotherapy and proton beam treatment have fewer instances of bone marrow toxicity than patients who receive the standard therapy of intensity-modulated radiation (IMRT) and concurrent chemotherapy, as per scientists from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center........

Study finds that practice makes perfect in lung cancer surgery
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
Patients operated on by surgeons who do not routinely remove cancer from the lungs may be at a higher risk for complications, as per a research studyconducted by scientists at Duke University Medical Center. "Our study observed that hospitals that do higher volumes of these types of surgeries have correspondingly lower mortality rates than those who do fewer of the procedures," said Andrew Shaw, M.D., an anesthesiologist at Duke and lead investigator on the study........

Novel Lung Cancer Vaccine Trial Launched
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
Oncologists at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in La Jolla are hoping to stave off the relentless march of advanced lung cancer by treating patients with a novel kind of cancer vaccine. While a number of vaccines attempt to pump up the immune system to fight off a cancer, the new vaccine, Lucanix, is genetically engineered to also trick the cancer into turning off its immune system-suppressing activities........

Less nicotine to the brain than regular cigarettes?
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
For decades now, cigarette makers have marketed so-called light cigarettes which contain less nicotine than regular smokes with the implication that they are less harmful to smokers' health. A new UCLA study shows, however, that they deliver nearly as much nicotine to the brain. Reporting in the current online edition of the International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, UCLA psychiatry professor Dr. Arthur L. Brody and his colleagues observed that low-nicotine cigarettes act similarly to regular cigarettes, occupying a significant percentage of the brain's nicotine receptors........

Physicians may miss opportunities to respond with empathy
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
In a small study of 20 audiorecorded interactions, physicians seldom responded empathetically to concerns raised by lung cancer patients, as per a report in the September 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. "Empathy is an important element of effective communication between patients and physicians and is linked to improved patient satisfaction and compliance with recommended therapy," the authors write as background information in the article. "Patients who are more satisfied with the communication in their medical encounters have improved understanding of their condition, with less anxiety and improved mental functioning." However, responding to patients' emotional needs can be challenging for physicians; they may begin medical school with empathy for their patients but gradually learn detachment, perhaps in order to cope with time constraints or sadness........

Pazopanib shrinks lung cancers before surgery
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
Pazopanib, a new oral angiogenesis inhibitor, has demonstrated interesting activity in difficult to treat non-small-cell lung cancer, US scientists report. In a phase II trial, 30 out of 35 patients treated with preoperative pazopanib for a minimum of two weeks saw their tumor size shrink by up to 85%........

Common gene disorder doubles risk of lung cancer
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
Mayo Clinic scientists have observed that carrying a common genetic disorder doubles the risk of developing lung cancer in smokers and nonsmokers. The study is reported in the May 26 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, a journal published by the American Medical Association. Scientists observed that the genetic disorder, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (1ATD), could explain up to about 12 percent of patients with lung cancer in this study and likely represents the same widespread risk in the general population. "This is a seriously underdiagnosed disorder and suggests that people who have lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD) in their families should be screened for these gene carriers," says Ping Yang, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic epidemiologist and lead investigator on the study........

Determining genetic signature of lung tumors
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
The first U.S. clinical trial using genetic screening to identify lung tumors likely to respond to targeted therapies supports the use of those drugs as first-line therapy rather than after standard chemotherapy has failed. While the study led by Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center researchers observed that upfront gefitinib (Iressa) therapy considerably improved the outcomes for non-small-cell-lung-cancer (NSCLC), additional research is mandatory before such a strategy can be used for routine therapy planning. The report appears in the May 20 Journal of Clinical Oncology........

Mouth may tell the tale of lung damage
6 Jan 2009 at 8:46pm
Cells lining the mouth reflect the molecular damage that smoking does to the lining of the lungs, scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report today at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research. Examining oral tissue lining the mouth to gauge cancer-inducing molecular alterations in the lungs could spare patients and those at risk of lung cancer from more invasive, uncomfortable procedures used now, said senior researcher Li Mao, M.D., professor in M. D. Anderson's Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology........

Lung airway cells activate vitamin D
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
Vitamin D is essential to good health but needs to be activated to function properly in the human body. Until recently, this activation was thought to happen primarily in the kidneys, but a new University of Iowa study finds that the activation step can also occur in lung airway cells. The study also links the vitamin D locally produced in the lung airway cells to activation of two genes that help fight infection. The study results appear in the Nov. 15 issue of the Journal of Immunology, now online........

Statins associated with lower risk of death from pneumonia
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
Individuals who take cholesterol-lowering statins before being hospitalized with pneumonia appear less likely to die within 90 days afterward, as per a report in the October 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In the United States and Europe, pneumonia hospitalization rates have increased 20 percent to 50 percent over the past decade, as per background information in the article. About 10 percent to 15 percent of those with pneumonia die from the disease. A recent review article indicated that statins may benefit patients with sepsis (infection of the bloodstream) or bacteremia (presence of bacteria in the bloodstream), possibly due to the medications' anti-clotting, anti-inflammatory or immune-modifying properties........

Hope to emphysema patients
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
Patients in the Valley with emphysema might soon be breathing a little easier thanks to a new airway bypass study called the Exhale Airways Stents for Emphysema (EASE) trial. The trial principal is Dr. Karl Van Gundy aided by researchers Drs. Michael Peterson, Jose Joseph, Timothy Evans and Kathryn Bilello all pulmonologists at UCSF Fresno Medical Education Program. The study is a multi-center, international trial that is designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of this new and innovative procedure. There are only two other sites administering the trial in California besides UCSF Fresno UC Davis Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles........

Sleep apnea linked to increased risk of death
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
Sleep-disordered breathing (also known as sleep apnea) is linked to an increased risk of death, as per new results from the Wisconsin Sleep Cohort, an 18-year observational study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health. Scientists observed that adults (ages 30 to 60) with sleep-disordered breathing at the start of the study were two to three times more likely to die from any cause in comparison to those who did not have sleep-disordered breathing. The risk of death was associated with the severity of sleep-disordered breathing and was not attributable to age, gender, body mass index (an indicator of overweight or obesity), or cardiovascular health status........

Men at increased risk of death from pneumonia
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
Men who come to the hospital with pneumonia generally are sicker than women and have a higher risk of dying over the next year, despite aggressive medical care, as per a research studybeing presented Tuesday, May 20, at the 104th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society. Scientific sessions are scheduled May 16 to 21 in Toronto........

Personalized therapy for asthma and COPD
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have defined a new type of immune response that is activated in patients with severe asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Their discovery could dramatically improve diagnosis and therapy of patients with chronic inflammatory lung disease........

Asthma and Smoker's Lung
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
Dry airways may not only play a central role in the development of the in-herited lung disease cystic fibrosis, but also in much more common ac-quired chronic lung diseases such as asthma and smoker's lung, the ciga-rette smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This is the conclusion reached by researchers at Heidelberg University Hospital under the direction of Assistant Professor Dr. Marcus Mall from the Department of Pediatrics at Heidelberg University Hospital and Professor Dr. Richard Boucher of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In ani-mal studies, they observed that insufficient hydration of the airway surfaces leads to pathologies typical of chronic obstructive lung diseases in humans........

Smokers With Lung Disease Need More
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
OHSU Smoking Cessation Center scientists outline key steps for developing and implementing clinic-based systems to provide smoking cessation therapy tailored to smokers with respiratory disorders. Smokers with lung disease require more than brief smoking cessation interventions to successfully quit, scientists in the Oregon Health and Science University Smoking Cessation Center report........

One cannabis joint equal to up to 5 cigarettes
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
A single cannabis joint has the same effect on the lungs as smoking up to five cigarettes in one go, indicates research published ahead of print in the journal Thorax. The scientists base their findings on 339 adults up to the age of 70, selected from a research study that's ongoing of respiratory health, and categorised into four different groups........

'Healthy' children with smoking parents aren't really so healthy
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
Children of smokers who dont show any signs of respiratory problems may still be experiencing damaging changes in their airways that could lead to lung disease during the later part of life, as per a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday, May 20........

Sleep Apnea Patients And Risk Of Car Crashes
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
People with obstructive sleep apnea have a markedly increased risk of severe motor vehicle crashes involving personal injury, as per a research studypresented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday, May 20. The study of 800 people with sleep apnea and 800 without the nighttime breathing disorder observed that patients with sleep apnea were twice as likely as people without sleep apnea to have a car crash, and three to five times as likely to have a serious crash involving personal injury. Overall, the sleep apnea group had a total of 250 crashes over three years, compared with 123 crashes in the group without sleep apnea........

Breathing for better lung health
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
While working to find novel ways to treat the life-threatening disease of cystic fibrosis, scientists at the University of North Carolina have discovered that the rhythmic motion of the lungs during normal breathing is a critical regulator of the clearance of bacteria and other noxious materials. Their research, funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the National Institute of Health, is reported in the latest issue of The Journal of Physiology........

alcohol and sleep-related breathing disorder
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
Increased usual alcohol consumption among men is linked to an increased risk of a mild or worse sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD), as per a research studyreported in the April 15th issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM). The study, authored by Paul E. Peppard, PhD, and his colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, focused on 775 men and 645 women, who were reviewed for alcohol consumption and a sleep-related breathing disorder. It was discovered that, relative to men who consumed less alcohol, for each increment of one drink per day, men who consumed more alcohol had 25 percent greater odds of a mild or worse SRBD........

Bacteria from patient's dental plaque
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
Patients admitted to a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) already are seriously ill, so the last thing they need is a new infection. Unfortunately, statistics show that as a number of as 25 percent of all patients admitted to the ICU and placed on ventilators develop pneumonia, which can be fatal........

Go To Church To Breathe Easier
4 Nov 2008 at 10:56pm
Going to church might help you breathe easier. A new study by Temple Universitys Joanna Maselko, Sc.D., observed that religious activity may protect and maintain pulmonary health in the elderly. Pulmonary function is an important indicator of respiratory and overall health, yet little is known about the psychosocial factors that might predict pulmonary function. At the same time, religious activity is emerging as a potential health promoting factor, particularly among the elderly. We wanted to determine whether there was a correlation between the two, Maselko said........

Genetic variant greatly increases lung cancer risk for light smokers
9 Mar 2010 at 4:00pm
Individuals with a certain type of genetic susceptibility to lung cancer face a greatly increased risk for the deadly disease with even a small exposure to cigarette smoke, a new study finds.

Lung cancer patients with optimistic attitudes have longer survival, study finds
8 Mar 2010 at 7:00pm
A new study explores the importance of a patient's outlook as it relates to health behavior and health status. Researchers focused on lung cancer patients and discovered that those who exhibited an optimistic disposition experienced more favorable outcomes than those with a pessimistic disposition.

Oncology: miR-31: A small RNA that promotes lung cancer
7 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm
Gene expression in both healthy and cancerous tissues is controlled by a wide array of regulatory molecules including a group of small RNA molecules known as microRNAs. New research now provides evidence that the microRNA miR-31 promotes lung cancer by repressing the expression of a number of tumor suppressor genes (i.e., genes that generate proteins that suppress the development of cancer).

Researchers find oncogene is important in pancreatic cancer growth and spread
6 Mar 2010 at 4:00am
Researchers have found that PKC-iota (PKC-i), an oncogene important in colon and lung cancers, is over-produced in pancreatic cancer and is linked to poor patient survival. They also found that genetically inhibiting PKC-i in laboratory animals led to a significant decrease in pancreatic tumor growth and spread.

Hormone replacement therapy linked to increased lung cancer risk
4 Mar 2010 at 10:00am
Peri- and postmenopausal women aged 50 to 76 who take estrogen plus progestin may have an increased risk of lung cancer.

New cancer-fighting strategy focuses on signaling molecules
26 Feb 2010 at 7:00am
Cancer researchers studying the immune system have identified a previously unrecognized set of targets and biomarkers to battle solid tumors.

How estrogen can interfere with chemotherapy's fight against breast cancer
24 Feb 2010 at 7:00pm
A new study looks at the ways in which estrogen can interfere with how chemotherapy does its job in destroying breast cancer cells.

Researchers identify a potential therapeutic target for brain cancer
23 Feb 2010 at 4:00am
Researchers report the identification of a protein that is highly expressed in a subgroup of glioblastoma brain tumor cells and show that depletion of this protein increases the survival of mice with these tumors.

African-Americans' attitudes about lung cancer may hinder prevention
21 Feb 2010 at 11:00pm
A new survey has found that African-Americans are more likely than whites to hold mistaken and fatalistic beliefs about lung cancer, as well as being more reluctant to consult a doctor about possible symptoms of the disease, according to researchers. These attitudes among blacks may help explain the puzzling racial disparities in lung cancer treatment outcomes that have been documented over the past 25 years.

Reversing resistance to sunitinib: Findings may help patients with deadly kid...
19 Feb 2010 at 1:00am
Researchers have found a way to reverse resistance to sunitinib, a treatment that is currently the first line of defense against clear cell renal cell carcinoma, a deadly form of kidney cancer. Most patients who show a positive response to sunitinib develop a resistance to the drug after one year of treatment.

Pipe and Cigar Smoking Strongly Associated with Decreased Lung Function, COPD
16 Feb 2010 at 1:00am
Pipe and cigar smoke may be more harmful than once thought. While some believe pipes and cigars are healthier than cigarettes, a major known cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study directly links pipe and cigar smoking to decreased lung function.

Lung cancer: Research validates surgery alone offers reasonable overall survi...
15 Feb 2010 at 11:00pm
A new study investigates the utilization of surgery and the subsequent need for radiotherapy when treating stage I small cell lung cancer. Traditionally, SCLC treatment regimes include chemotherapy and radiotherapy for limited stage disease; however, the study concludes that in selected patients with early stage disease a lobectomy (removal of lung) had an excellent overall survival without additional treatment.

Lung cancer: Split-course palliative radiotherapy confirmed as effective trea...
15 Feb 2010 at 11:00pm
A new study sought to assess the overall efficacy of split-course palliative chest radiotherapy for symptom relief in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Additionally, researchers investigated the impact the regimen's two-week break has on survival outcomes.

Predicting prognosis and treatment response in a subset of pancreatic cancer ...
12 Feb 2010 at 1:00am
Specific chemical modifications to proteins called histones, which are found in the nucleus of cells and act as spools around which DNA is wound, can be used to predict prognosis and response to treatment in subsets patients with pancreatic cancer, a new study has found.

Certain genetic profiles associated with recurrence-free survival for non-sma...
11 Feb 2010 at 1:00am
An analysis of genetic and clinical data for nearly 800 patients with non-small cell lung cancer has identified differences in genetic characteristics that are associated with age and sex specific patterns of increased or decreased recurrence-free survival, according to a new study.

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