Sign in

or Register now

COPDConnection.com

See all of our health sites at www.HealthCentral.com
Friday, October, 23, 2009

How Can You Keep Prevention Of Lung Cancer

Health Encyclopedia: Lung Disease

Prevention


Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

80422
11 Ways to cut your cancer risk for life (according to All you)
By Angi , Health Expert

Ok, ok, so I'm a little behind on my reading. It's been a busy past month seeing doctors, doing... Read more »

78
Evista FAQs - Hormone Therapy for Breast Cancer
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

Q. My family history of breast cancer (both my mother and sister have had it) puts me at high risk... Read more »

4370_1342
Keri's Breast Cancer Story: Update on Chemotherapy
By Doug Haberstroh , Health Expert

In this set of emails Keri Haberstroh updates friends and family on her pathology report and... Read more »

7291
Why Quitting Smoking is Good for Your Heart
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

We all know that smoking isn't good for our heart, don't we? In fact, it's responsible for more... Read more »

9032_9143
Asthma and Acid Reflux
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

Headline from the campaign trail: Hillary Clinton eats hot peppers to keep her revved up!  "I eat... Read more »

Health Guide

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Lifestyle Changes
Quitting SmokingQuitting improves lung function almost immediately. Some evidence suggests that the benefits for the lungs are even more significant for women who quit than for men.... Read more »
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Investigative Agents
Investigative AgentsAccording to a 2001 article, of the nearly 500 cancer drugs currently in development, 58 of them (about 13%) are aimed at fighting lung cancer. Only the number of breast cancer... Read more »
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Chemotherapy Treatments
Chemotherapy TreatmentsChemotherapy employs drugs given orally or by injection to destroy cancer cells that may have spread beyond the tumor. Until recently, there has been some doubt about the... Read more »
Pneumonia: Causes
CausesBacteria are the most common cause of pneumonia. However, pneumonia can also be caused by viruses, fungi, and other agents. It is often impossible to identify the specific culprit.Many bacteria... Read more »
Travel to Developing Countries: Travel Precautions
Travel PrecautionsVector-borne diseases are infections transmitted by insects that harbor parasitic, viral, or bacterial organisms. Common diseases include yellow fever and malaria, but there are... Read more »

Related News

The Effects of Vitamins on Cancer
November 05, 2007

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- What effects -- if any -- do vitamins have on cancer? Two new studies have some answers. The first one from researchers at the... Read summary »

Preventing Lung Cancer
December 01, 2006

NASHVILLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Marilyn Cohn was shocked when her doctor told her what was in the cards. "He said, I had lung cancer, and... Read summary »

Study: Statins may protect men from lung cancer
October 03, 2008

Statins may help prevent lung cancer, at least in men, a new study reports. In a study of nearly half a million U.S. veterans, researchers found that... Read summary »

GPS for Prostate Cancer
May 05, 2008

SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- When a prostate shifts during radiation treatment for prostate cancer, technicians run the risk of missing the... Read summary »

Non-Smoking Lung Cancer
July 16, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) About 15 percent of people with lung cancers have never smoked. A new study finds the cause could be linked to cells that cannot... Read summary »