Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer related to Sex?

More Research Needed To Advance Knowledge of Sex Differences In Lung Cancer The Society for Women’s Health Research gathered three lung cancer experts on Capitol Hill recently to inform Congress on the need for increased funding to research lung cancer and its impact on women. “We focused on lung cancer today because lung cancer is [...]

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Lung Cancer May Run in Families

Relatives of Non-smoking Patients Found at Risk  If a person who never smoked is diagnosed with lung cancer, his or her first-degree relatives (parents, siblings and children) would have a 25% increased risk of developing any type of cancer, according to new results from a case-control study. In the M. D. Anderson study, researchers found [...]

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‘Phytoestrogens’ May Reduce Lung Cancer Risk

Smokers, Non-Smokers Benefit From Certain Foods Foods containing chemicals with weak estrogen-like activity appear to reduce the risk of developing lung cancer in smokers and non-smokers, according to new study results. M. D. Anderson investigators reported in the Sept. 28 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association that participants who ate the highest [...]

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Lung Cancer: Conventional Treatment

Treatments for lung cancer are based on “staging.”  Stage refers to the extent to which the disease has spread, the lower the stage, the less spread. Stage 1 and Stage 2: Surgical removal of the tumor is the principle form of treatment for individuals with Stage 1 or Stage 2 lung cancer.  If the surgical [...]

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Lung Cancer: Screening & Early Detection

Screening The goal of a screening program is to find cancers at an early stage when there are fewer symptoms and treatment leads to a higher cure rate. Examples of screening tests for cancer: Pap smear for cervical cancer Mammography for breast cancer Colonoscopy for colon cancer Early detection of lung cancer is critical to [...]

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Lung Cancer: Prevention

Encouraging behavior modification is a significant first step to ultimately reducing the high number of lung cancer deaths each year. Yet, that is only part of the solution. On the latest research front, scientists are studying methods to actually prevent the development of lung cancer through natural and synthetic materials. In addition, researchers believe that [...]

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Lung Cancer: Cut Your Cancer Risk

Approximately 170,000 new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed each year. It is the most deadly cancer, causing more deaths than skin cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer combined. You can cut your risk of lung cancer: 85% – by not smoking. Cigarette smoke contains more than 4,000 different chemicals, many of which [...]

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