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Depression and Lung Cancer Often Go Hand in Hand
Oct. 12, 2000 -- Depression -- which is common in lung cancer patients -- doesn't always end after successful surgery, say Japanese researchers. Despite what might be expected as good news, many survivors successfully treated for a particular type of lung cancer still experience depression up to thr
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Breathe Easier With Fruits and Veggies
Oct. 9, 2000 -- It's not just what you eat but how long you eat it, researchers say. Evidence is mounting that substances in vegetables can help protect against lung cancer -- if they're eaten for at least four years. The substances are called carotenoids. They're related to vitamin A and give the r
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One More Reason To Eat Your Broccoli
Aug. 25, 2000 -- Bad news for broccoli haters: researchers in North Carolina have found yet another reason why you should eat the dreaded vegetable. Broccoli and certain other members of the cruciferous vegetable family -- including cabbage and bok choy -- appear to protect humans from lung cancer,
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Frequent Lung Cancer Screening Benefit Goes Up in Smoke
Aug. 15, 2000 -- Smokers who think they can cheat death by having regular lung cancer screenings are dead wrong, according to results of the 20 year Mayo Lung Project. In fact, the researchers tell WebMD, male smokers who underwent intense screening were somewhat more likely to die from lung cancer
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High-Tech PET Scan 'Sees' Cancer Better
May 24, 2000 (New Orleans) -- Use of a radioactive high-tech scan called PET may help patients with some kinds of cancer avoid unnecessary surgeries that do not cure the disease. Two new studies presented here at a meeting of the world's leading cancer researchers and doctors show that this new test
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Family Ties Possibly Responsible for Lung Cancer in Nonsmokers
Jan. 28, 2000 (Baltimore) -- Having a first-degree relative -- a parent, brother, sister, or child -- with cancer is associated with an approximate doubling of lung cancer risk among people who don't smoke. "Lots of studies have linked lung cancer and relatives with cancer among smokers, but this is
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New Lung Cancer Screening Technique Could Improve Survival
Dec. 28, 1999 (Atlanta) -- Smokers can now glimpse the interior of their lungs, sufficient motivation for many to quit the habit forever, as one study has shown. Researchers have identified a procedure that could make possible regular screenings for lung cancer, considered one of the most lethal for
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New Lung Cancer Screening Technique Could Improve Survival
Dec. 28, 1999 (Atlanta) -- Smokers can now glimpse the interior of their lungs, sufficient motivation for many to quit the habit forever, as one study has shown. Researchers have identified a procedure that could make possible regular screenings for lung cancer, considered one of the most lethal for
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Growth Hormone Implicated in Deadly Lung Cancer
Dec. 21, 1999 (New York) -- The release of a growth hormone may be an initial step in triggering the cascade of events that lead to lung cancer, researchers report in the Dec. 21 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The new study suggests that antagonistic drugs designed to
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Smokers Give Up Cigarettes After Seeing Their Lung Scans
Nov. 30, 1999 (Chicago) -- When smokers get a look at the abnormalities in their lungs found in cancer screening programs, a high percentage of them give up cigarettes. "About 23% of smokers who looked at their scans quit smoking," said Claudia Henschke, MD, PhD, professor of radiology and division
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