Lung Cancer News
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Advanced Lung Cancer More Often Seen in Middle Age
British study highlights the need for better early detection, researchers say
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Lung Cancer Surgery Worthwhile for Older Patients
Study found those 65 and older survived longer when they had operation
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'Poor Carb' Diets and Nonsmoker Lung Cancer Risk
Study suggests link for regimens rich in refined carbs, potatoes, but it can't prove cause-and-effect
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Lung Cancer Survivors May Get Too Many PET Scans
Study finds using costly test as first option for follow-up may not improve survival
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Could a Lung Cancer Drug Work Better With Coke?
Study finds cola boosts effectiveness of Tarceva for patients who are also taking a heartburn medicine
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Weight May Influence Lung Cancer Surgery Outcome
Study found the very thin or very obese had the highest odds for complications
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Keytruda May Help Fight Tough-to-Treat Lung Cancer
In study, the immune-based therapy beat an older drug with fewer side effects, but it's expensive
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Surgery May Benefit High-Risk Lung Cancer Patients
Study showed procedure can be an option for people with early stage disease
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Radiation May Be Overused in Advanced Lung Cancer
Authors cite concerns about extra costs, side effects
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FDA Approves New Treatment for Lung Cancer
Keytruda shrank tumors in some patients with advanced disease
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CT Scans for Lung Cancer Turn Up Few False-Positives: Study
Worries that wider adoption of the screen might lead to unnecessary surgeries are unfounded, experts say
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New Drug May Give Small Survival Boost to Some With Advanced Lung Cancer
Nivolumab is most effective in tumors with a particular gene mutation, researchers report
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Nonsmokers Account for Rising Proportion of Lung Cancer Cases, Studies Find
Experts suspect environmental factors, genetics
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Scientists Suggest New Way to Predict Lung Cancer Risk
They focused on telomere length, discovered association
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Surgery May Boost Survival in Certain Advanced Lung Cancers
Study finds patients with stage 3b tumors lived nearly 10 months longer, on average
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Immune-Based Drug Shows Potential Against Another Form of Lung Cancer
Patients with squamous cell non-small cell lung cancer who got nivolumab lived longer, had fewer side effects
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Drug Shows Promise Against Advanced Lung Cancer
Drug Shows Promise Against Advanced Lung Cancer
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Can Statins Help Lower Lung Cancer Death Risk?
Small reduction seen with cholesterol-lowering drugs, but study couldn't prove cause-and-effect link
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Drug Shows Early Promise for Advanced Lung Cancer
Keytruda is already approved to treat melanoma
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Lung Cancer No. 1 Cancer Killer of Women in Wealthy Nations
It has been the leading cancer killer of American women for many years
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Gene-Based Spit Test Shows Promise in Lung Cancer Detection
It was more than 80 percent correct in spotting cancerous nodules, but accuracy still needs improving
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Lung Cancer Drug Opdivo Improves Survival in Trial
Drug-maker Bristol-Myers Squibb says it has stopped a trial of nivolumab (Opdivo) early because the drug improved how long people with a type of advanced lung cancer lived compared to chemotherapy.
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As Altitude Rises, Lung Cancer Rates Seem to Fall
Lower oxygen levels may play a role in study findings
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Cigarettes Cause One-Third of U.S. Cancer Deaths: Report
Figure doesn't include secondhand smoke, cigars, pipes or smokeless tobacco
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Medicare to Cover Lung Cancer Screening for Long-Time Smokers
Experts applaud decision, saying it will save thousands of lives
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