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Fauquier ENT Blog: Chronic Cough Could be Due to Lung Cancer
fauquierent.blogspot.com — “Fauquier ENT Blog: Chronic Cough Could be Due to Lung Cancer” View full resource at fauquierent.blogspot.com
Most Recently Shared on May 7, 2012 at 11:33 am By:
Chronic Cough Could be Due to Lung Cancer: BBC News recently reported that chronic cough may be due to lung ca... http://t.co/Vuw9JBpQ
Health, Prognosis Not Taken Into Account When Treating Older Lung Cancer Patients, Study Finds | www.ucsf.edu
ucsf.edu — “Health, Prognosis Not Taken Into Account When Treating Older Lung Cancer Patients, Study Finds | www.ucsf.edu” View full resource at ucsf.edu
Most Recently Shared on May 1, 2012 at 10:27 pm By:
Health Prognosis Not Taken Into Account When Treating Older #Lung #Cancer Patients Study Finds - http://t.co/IbLXRCAy
Presence of Radon Gas in Your Home
blogs.mercola.com — “Presence of Radon Gas in Your Home” View full resource at blogs.mercola.com
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Presence of Radon Gas in Your Home: Did you know that radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer? A major ... http://t.co/eF5uK7NZ
Hispanic lung cancer patients tend to live longer than blacks and whites
eurekalert.org — “A new analysis has found that Hispanic lung cancer patients seem to live longer than white or black patients. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study suggests that, as with several other types of cancer, certain yet-to-be-defined genetic and/or environmental factors put Hispanic patients at a survival advantage.” View full resource at eurekalert.org
Most Recently Shared on April 23, 2012 at 4:48 am By:
AAAS Hispanic lung cancer patients tend to live longer than blacks and whites http://t.co/4PTtZUhG
Medical News: Lung Cancer Screening Wins More Support - in , ACP from MedPage Today
medpagetoday.com — “Medical News: Lung Cancer Screening Wins More Support - in , ACP from MedPage Today” View full resource at medpagetoday.com
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ACP: Internal Medicine 2012 News - 21 April 2012
acpinternist.org — “ACP: Internal Medicine 2012 News - 21 April 2012” View full resource at acpinternist.org
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CT screening can detect lung #cancer in smokers, but with 'bugaboos' http://t.co/ohPG8MUm #im2012 #radiology #oncology
Analysis Finds Lung Cancer Screening Worthwhile For Longtime Smokers : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
npr.org — “Researchers conclude that spiral CT, which makes 3-D pictures of lungs, could reduce lung cancer deaths by 35 percent at a cost of $19,000 to $26,000 per year of life saved. The findings apply to people at high risk for developing lung cancer.” View full resource at npr.org
Most Recently Shared on April 10, 2012 at 2:48 pm By:
Analysis Finds Lung #Cancer Screening Worthwhile For Longtime Smokers-More at http://t.co/Jbj6iRPX
MD Anderson initiates Phase 1/2 entinostat-lapatinib ditosylate combination study in metastatic breast cancer
news-medical.net — “Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage epigenetics oncology company, announced that investigators at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Department of Breast Medical Oncology have initiated a phase 1/2 study combining Syndax's lead product entinostat with lapatinib ditosylate (Tykerb) in patients with locally recurrent or distant relapsed metastatic breast cancer previously treated with trastuzumab (Herceptin).” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Lung Cancer News: MD Anderson initiates Phase 1/2 entinostat-lapatinib ditosylate combination study in metastati... http://t.co/4NRLzStn
HSP27 protein can indicate lung damage during early stages of COPD
news-medical.net — “Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a widespread disease. In Austria alone, there are between 500,000 and 600,000 sufferers; around ninety per cent of cases are the result of smoking. Now, under the leadership of Hendrik Jan Ankersmit, a research team from the University Department of Surgery at MedUni Vienna and the Christian Doppler Laboratory for the Diagnosis and Regeneration of Heart and Thorax Diseases has discovered a protein marker in the blood that can already indicate lung ” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Lung Cancer News: HSP27 protein can indicate lung damage during early stages of COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmon... http://t.co/X3pSHVsh
Quality of life tied to lung cancer survival
maryazilberberg.visibli.com — “Quality of life tied to lung cancer survival” View full resource at maryazilberberg.visibli.com
Most Recently Shared on March 29, 2012 at 12:43 pm By:
QOL at time of lung CA dx correlates to survival duration http://t.co/jvk96AAy
Screening trial of blood test for lung cancer is set to start in Scotland | BMJ
bmj.com — “NotesCite this as: BMJ 2012;344:e2312” View full resource at bmj.com
Most Recently Shared on March 28, 2012 at 10:15 pm By:
Screening trial of blood test for lung cancer is set to start - it finds antibodies produced when cancer is present http://t.co/7qKLiIcp
Stigma Linked To Depression Among Lung Cancer Patients
medicalnewstoday.com — “Studying the role of social stigma in depression for lung cancer patients, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Fla., have found that depression can be heightened by a lung cancer patien” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Stigma Linked To Depression Among Lung Cancer Patients: Studying the role of social stigma in depression for lun... http://t.co/BTwodb95
Digital Pathology Blog: CBLPath Receives Approval From New York State Department of Health for XALKORI(R) Companion Diagnostic
tissuepathology.com — “CBLPath recently announced it is one of a select few labs within the United States to offer Vysis(R) ALK Break Apart fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) testing for non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). The Vysis ALK FISH test detects rearrangements...” View full resource at tissuepathology.com
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CBLPath Receives Approval From New York State Department of Health for XALKORI(R) Companion Diagnostic http://t.co/TQfb0wWk
Oncology News - Emphysema detected on computed tomography and risk of lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis |3992589
mdlinx.com — “Oncology Medical Article: Emphysema detected on computed tomography and risk of lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis” View full resource at mdlinx.com
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Emphysema detected on computed tomography and risk of lung cancer: A systematic review and meta-analys... http://t.co/dOKRF11q #oncology
Major Lung Cancer Screening Trial announced by the NHS in Scotland Using... -- DESOTO, Kan., March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
prnewswire.com — “Major Lung Cancer Screening Trial announced by the NHS in Scotland Using an Innovative Blood Test, EarlyCDT(R) -- Lung. Efforts to enable the early detection of lung cancer when treatment options are most successful to begin fourth quarter 2012.” View full resource at prnewswire.com
Most Recently Shared on March 26, 2012 at 5:42 am By:
Scotland to do lung CA detection trial with a blood test followed by CT. Why is this is news on this side of the pond? http://t.co/6rIwIpMB

