Vandetanib Over Gefitinib in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
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April 28, 2009
Vandetanib demonstrated a significant prolongation of progression-free survival compared with gefitinib in patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a recent study by U.S. and European researchers. However, overall survival was not improved....[read article]
Single Clone Source Seen With Multifocal Lung Cancers
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April 22, 2009
The results of a new study suggest that most multifocal lung cancers share a common clonal origin and, thus, the individual tumors represent local intrapulmonary metastases.Multiple lung tumors with similar histology are often found in a single patient with lung cancer, Dr. Liang Cheng, from Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, and colleagues note. The clonal source of these multiple tumors, however, was unclear....[read article]
Lung Function Impairment Linked to Metabolic Syndrome in Both Sexes
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March 18, 2009
There is a positive independent relationship between lung function impairment and metabolic syndrome in both sexes, primarily related to abdominal obesity, according to the results of a cross-sectional, population-based study reported in the March issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine...[read article]
Breath Test May Become Diagnostic Screening Tool for Diabetes
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March 12, 2009
Abnormal glucose tolerance can be detected by a carbon-13 labeled oral glucose tolerance test in which 13-CO2 excreted in the breath is measured with a standard breath analyzer, according to research conducted at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston...[read article]
Red Wine May Cut Risk of Lung Cancer
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FEB 25, 2009
The study, published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, used data from The California Men's Health Study, which includes 84,170 men between 45 and 69 who are members of the Kaiser Permanente California health plan...[read article]
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease
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FEB 23, 2009
A mutation in a gene previously found to help protect the lungs against toxins may also be linked to lung cancer and some inherited cases of a lethal lung disease affecting older adults, a new study says ...[read article]
Gene Variant Tied to Smokers' Risk of Lung Cancer
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FEB 21, 2009
People may face an increased risk of lung cancer if they have a gene variant that metabolizes the most potent of cigarette smoke carcinogens, a new study says...[read article]
Lung Cancer Genes Raise Treatment Hopes
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FEB 20, 2009
A huge study funded by the National Institutes of Health triples the number of genes linked to lung cancer and points toward new treatments.The study analyzed DNA sequences from 623 genes in tumor samples from 188 patients with lung...[read article]
Stopping Cancer Cells Before They Start? Inhibitor Of Gene Regulator Discovered
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FEB 17, 2009
North Carolina State University chemist has discovered a molecule that can potentially stop the production of cancer cells at the very beginning of the process by switching off the gene regulators responsible for turning healthy cells into cancer cells ...[read article]
Researchers Identify Another Potential Biomarker For Lung Cancer
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FEB 15, 2009
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have demonstrated that a recently discovered class of molecule called microRNA (miRNAs), regulate the gene expression changes in airway cells that occur with smoking and lung cancer..[read article]
Racial Disparities In Survival Among Patients Diagnosed With Lung Cancer Examined
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FEB 12, 2009
Disparities in survival among black patients diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer are not seen when patients are recommended appropriate treatment, according to a new report.
Lung cancer causes more deaths in the United States than any other cancer...[read article]
Optimal Treatment Boosts Blacks' Lung Cancer Survival
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FEB 08, 2009
Survival disparities between white and black patients with early-stage lung cancer disappear when black patients receive optimal therapy, according to a U.S. study that included nearly 18,000 patients....[read article]
Phosphates May Raise Lung Cancer Risk
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FEB 2, 2009
Phosphate is a nutrient found in nature. Phosphates are also added to a variety of processed foods, including some baking mixes, colas, meat and poultry products, cheeses, canned tuna, puddings, toothpastes, and other products, according to background information on the web site of the International Food Additives Council (IFAC...[read article]
