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Research Reveals What Drives Lung Cancer's Spread

03 July 2009

A new study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone the two most prominent...
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Clear Difference In Quality, Type Of Lung Cancer Info Available In US And Japan

03 July 2009

A study published in the July 2009 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology revealed that internet-based lung cancer information was of a higher quality in the United States (US) than in Japan. Dr...
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Gefitinib Receives European Licence For The Treatment Of Lung Cancer For Patients With EGFR Activating Mutation Positive Tumours

02 July 2009

AstraZeneca announced that it has received a licence by the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for its oral targeted anti-cancer drug, gefitinib, for EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase) activating mutation...
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Lung Cancer News Articles Archive - Page 1

01 July 2009

Possible Benefit From Online Genetic Testing For Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer Alliance Releases Updated 2009 Facts About Lung Cancer

European Urology July Issue Reviews Prostate Screening Studies

30 June 2009

Cancer Therapies: How Much Is Life Worth? The $440 Billion Question

20 June 2009

Helix BioPharma To Present L-DOS47 Analytical Method Development Findings At 2009 AAPS National Biotechnology Conference

17 June 2009

UCLA Cancer Researchers Develop Model That May Help Identify Lung Cancer Stem Cells

Defeating Nicotine's Double Role In Lung Cancer

Vaporized Viral Vector Shows Promise In Anti-Cancer Gene Therapy

OSI Pharmaceuticals Announces Acceptance Of Tarceva Supplemental New Drug Application For Review By The U.S. Food And Drug Administration

10 June 2009

Surgeon General Releases Call To Action To Promote Healthy Homes

Nicotine's Double Role In Lung Cancer

09 June 2009

Vaporized Viral Vector Shows Promise In Anti-Cancer Gene Therapy

Fatal Allergic Reactions Triggered By Common Chemotherapy Drug

05 June 2009

Sleuths Follow Lung Stem Cells For Generations To Shed Light On Healing

New Treatment Approach Gives Patients With Incurable Lung Cancer More Time Without Disease Progression Compared To Placebo

First Robotic Lung Surgery In Tampa Bay Performed At Moffitt Cancer Center

04 June 2009

Heaviest Smokers Face Greatest Risk Of Death After Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Brain Irradiation In Lung Cancer

With Vandetanib (Zactima™) In Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Presented At American Society Of Clinical Oncology

Bayer And Onyx Initiate Phase III Trial Of Nexavar(R) In Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

03 June 2009

Alimta(R) (pemetrexed For Injection) Receives Positive Opinion From CHMP As Maintenance Therapy For Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

02 June 2009

ZIOPHARM Presents Positive Data From Phase I Study Of Palifosfamide In Combination With Doxorubicin At ASCO

Pfizer Data Identify Certain Lung Cancer Patients Who May Benefit From Treatment With Figitumumab

Enhancing The Effects Of Platinum-Based Anti-Cancer Drugs

Researchers Determine Predicting Factors Of Positive Lung Cancer Diagnoses In Chest Radiographs

Boehringer Ingelheim And DxS Sign An Agreement For A Companion Diagnostic To Identify EGFR Mutations In Patients With Lung Cancer

Treating Lung Cancer With Vandetanib Shows Clinical Benefit When Combined With Docetaxel

New Market Research Study Shows Lung Cancer Treatments Differ Significantly By Both Age And Geography

Bayer And Onyx Initiate Phase 3 Trial Of Nexavar In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

01 June 2009

START Trial Will Show Whether Therapeutic Vaccine Stimuvax Has Potential To Extend Lung Cancer Survival Beyond Five Years

Drug Combination Improves Outcome For Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

30 May 2009

University Of Southern California Faculty Present Cancer Research At ASCO Annual Meeting

27 May 2009

Doctors In New Hampshire Now Treating Cancer With Non-Invasive Image-Guided Radiosurgery Using Novalis Tx(TM) Technology

Stem Celll Activation In Damaged Lungs Could Be First Step Toward Cancer

Moffitt Cancer Center To Utilize Definiens Technology In Prognostic Research For Lung Cancer

26 May 2009

Under-Use Of Hospice Care By Many Terminally Ill Patients: Study

22 May 2009

Gene Discovery Suggests Cancer Drugs Might Treat Alcoholism

Phase II Trial Of ASA404 Published In Lung Cancer

20 May 2009

Genetically-Engineered MSCs Kill Metastatic Lung Cancer Cells In Mice

19 May 2009

News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation May 18, 2009

18 May 2009

DNA Damage From Environmental Exposures May Occur In As Little As Three Days

GenWay Biotech Obtains Exclusive Rights To AMDL's DR-70 Cancer Test In US And Canada

15 May 2009

LAM Patients Participate In Clinical Trials To Help Others, Not Themselves, Study Shows

12 May 2009

Ex-smokers Are Healthier, Wealthier And - New Research Shows - Happier

Call For Somerset Smokers To Mark Cancer Prevention Week With A Positive Lifestyle Change, England

KRAS Mutation Analysis For Predicting Therapeutic Response In Colorectal And Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

11 May 2009

Joining Forces To Improve Lung Cancer Treatment

06 May 2009

SuperGen's MP-470 Demonstrates Clinical Benefit In Lung Cancer Patients

05 May 2009

Cetuximab Slightly Increases Overall Survival In Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (Flex Study)

Symptoms May Be Improved By Exercise In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

Type Of Lung Cancer Screening Used To Detect Disease May Impact 5-year Survival Rates

Study Published In The Lancet Shows Erbitux Significantly Improves Overall Survival In 1st-line NSCLC

Launch Of New Early Detection Studies Of Lung Cancer In Non-Smokers

04 May 2009

Women More Vulnerable To Tobacco Carcinogens, New Results Show

Personalized Treatment For Early Lung Cancer

Presentation Of New Data On The Early Detection Of Lung Cancer

03 May 2009

Early Detection Of Lung Cancer: New Data Presented At Multidisciplinary Meeting

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