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Friday, October, 23, 2009

Pathophysiology Of Lung Cancer

Stimuvax cancer vaccine goes to Phase III trial

June 22, 2009
Drugmaker Merck says their experimental vaccine Stimuvax has started a Phase III clinical trial for breast cancer and lung cancer. The drug has been shown to help prime a patient's immune system to recognize and kill cancer cells. The newest study will be conducted on patients who have advanced, inoperable breast cancer, and patients who have advanced, inoperable lung cancer, researchers say.  Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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New Technology May Help Diagnose Asthma in the Future
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...exhaled breaths. It's already been used to detect lung cancer and lung infections like... Read more »

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Uninsured or Poorly Insured Patients Diagnosed at a Later Stage of Breast Cancer
By Kevin Knopf, MD , Health Expert

...otherwise be detected early, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, and melanoma) at... Read more »

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The Comeback Kid and Beating Cancer
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

...Christmas, the news changed. Kim had cancer. Bad cancer. Lung cancer that had spread to her... Read more »

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Patrick Swayze smokes despite having cancer
By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert

...likely to suffer from all forms of cancers, not just lung cancer. But research also shows that... Read more »

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Saving ourselves from Smoking Addiction
By Anne Mitchell , Health Expert

...addicted, yet we so often do. We think we won’t get lung cancer or lung disease, yet so many... Read more »

Health Guide

Metastatic cancer to the lung
Lung metastases Prevention Not all cancers can be prevented, but many can be by not smoking, eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and keeping alcohol... Read more »
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Introduction
Although lung cancer accounts for only 13% of all cancers, it is among the most lethal, accounting for over 28% of all cancer deaths. It is more deadly than colon, breast, and prostate... Read more »
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: References
...Jos S, Arnaiz MD, Lucas A, et al. Radiation therapy Alone in Elderly with Early Stage Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Lung Cancer. 2006;52:149-54.National Center for Health Statistics. Lung and... Read more »
Smoking Addiction
...shake it off altogether. We think we won’t get addicted, yet we so often do. We think we won’t get lung cancer or lung disease, yet so many of us do. We are pretty sure we can quit smoking... 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 »

Medications

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...receiving higher doses, and patients with non-small cell lung cancer who have received certain... Read more »

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