Lung Cancer Prevention
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Misleading Headlines
By Gretchen Becker , Health ExpertEvery time the results of some new study are reported with press releases to the popular press, we... Read more »
25 Fast Facts: Breast Cancer By The Numbers
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertReady for some light reading? Looking for conversational icebreakers for the waiting room? Want to... Read more »
Historic reversal of life expectancy among women
By Anne Mitchell , Health ExpertIt seems that our trend toward longer life expectancies has come to an end, and smoking is a big... Read more »
Breast Cancer Prevention and Early Detection: Insurance Needs to Step Up
By PJ Hamel , Health ExpertOK, take your choice: Have breast cancer, go through treatment, and spend the rest of your life... Read more »
Milk does the body good: The beneficial effects of vitamin D for those with colon cancer
By Amy Thomas , Health ExpertFor some time we've known that vitamin D-primarily found in milk-is linked to a lower likelihood of... 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 »Aging changes in the lungs
Information The lungs have two primary functions: to acquire oxygen from the air, which is required for life, and to remove carbon dioxide from the body, which is a... 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: Risk Factors
Before cigarettes became popular in the beginning of the 20th century, lung cancer was rare. This year, lung cancer is expected to strike up to 174,470 Americans, and about 162,460 are... Read more »Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Diagnostic Tests
Diagnostic TestsChest X-Rays. In a small percentage of cases, a routine chest x-ray reveals the first signs of lung cancer. Usually, however, symptoms of existing lung cancer, such as coughing, chest... 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, 2006NASHVILLE (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, 2008Statins 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 »
Understanding Lung Cancer
November 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Although it's the deadliest cancer, not all smokers are affected by lung cancer equally. Now, doctors are one step closer to... 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 »
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