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posted 11/10/2009, comments (0)

Living With Advanced Lung Cancer

For more info visit: www.lungcanceralliance.org. According to the latest American Cancer Society report, lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer for men and women in the U.S. and the leading cause of cancer death, accounting for more deaths than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined. Lung cancer knows no... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/27/2008, comments (2)

Actor Paul Newman Dies at 83 after Battle with Lung Cancer

FOXNews.com is reporting that the legendary Paul Newman died on Friday at is farmhouse near Westport, CT, only a few months after pictures surfaced of him looking frail and thin as he was wheeled from the Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City, where he was said to be receiving treatment for terminal lung cancer. Read more about... Read more Chevron

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Adam Frey

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Surviving lung cancer

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posted 04/21/2008, comments (2)

Meet Adam Frey: How I got here, part I

Hello, I hope to share with you all the story that plunged me first into a tree, an emergency room, and then into a fight with cancer. This is a pretty long story and I hope to use these first two posts to bring it up to speed. I hope you all enjoy and that maybe my fight will inspire or help you with yours, or at the least that... Read more Chevron

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David Kaufman, M.D.

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posted 03/31/2008, comment (1)

Smoking is a starting point for COPD, stroke, lung cancer, heart disease

In general, I think, people are aware that smoking is a major factor in lung disease, causing the overwhelming majority of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, a combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema), worsening asthma, and contributing to heart disease. In fact, smoking has been related to diseases of virtually every part of the... Read more Chevron

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posted 03/26/2008, comment (1)

Do you want a cigarette maker funding your cancer research?

The New York Times reported today that a jolting lung cancer study published in the New England Journal of Medicine back in 2006 was financed in part by a small charity called the Foundation for Lung Cancer: Early Detection, Prevention & Treatment. The kicker: a review of tax records of this charity by the Times showed... Read more Chevron

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