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What Is The Cause Of Lung Cancer
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.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Adam Frey
,
Health Expert
Hello, I hope to share with you all the story that plunged me first into a tree, an emergency...
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By Jane M. Martin
,
Health Expert
...screen for these diseases?Colon cancer? Breast cancer? Lung Cancer? COPD? Colon cancer –...
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By Kathi MacNaughton
,
Health Expert
...exhaled breaths. It's already been used to detect lung cancer and lung infections like...
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By Adam Frey
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Health Expert
Good day everyone, In response to Sue's comment I would like to share how everyone is dealing...
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By Kevin Knopf, MD
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Health Expert
...otherwise be detected early, such as breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, and melanoma) at...
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Health Guide
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...
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Small cell
lung cancer (SCLC) is a fast-growing type of
lung cancer. It tends to spread much more quickly than non-small cell
lung cancer. There are three different types of...
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Metastatic
lung cancer is cancer that starts somewhere else in the body and spreads to the lungs. See also:
Lung cancer Alternative Names Lung metastases Causes,...
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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...
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... Bacterial, viral, or fungal lung infection Pneumonia Cancerous cells (
lung cancer, mesothelioma) Immune disorder Additional conditions under which the test...
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Medications
...receiving higher doses, and patients with non-small cell lung cancer who have received certain... Read more »
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