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New Early Detection Studies of Lung Cancer in ...
National Institutes of Health — Government and private sector cancer scientists today launched a research partnership to find biomarkers for lung cancer that develops in people who have never smoked. The research studies are designed to create a better understanding of the ...More…
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Acerca de este folleto
National Cancer Institute — Este folleto contiene listas de preguntas que quizás usted querrá hacer a su médico. Muchas personas encuentran útil llevar una lista de preguntas a su cita médica. Para ayudarse a recordar lo que dijo el médico, usted puede tomar notas o ...More…
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SEER Stat Fact Sheets - Cancer of the Lung and Bronchus
National Cancer Institute — It is estimated that 215,020 men and women (114,690 men and 100,330 women) will be diagnosed with and 161,840 men and women will die of cancer of the lung and bronchus in 20081X Close The age-adjusted incidence rate was 63.9 per 100,000 men and ...More…
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No Survival Benefit from Adjuvant Chemo in Stage 1B NSCLC
National Cancer Institute — Adapted from the NCI Cancer Bulletin, vol. 5/no. 20, Oct. 7, 2008 (see the current issue). Long-term results of the only randomized trial, CALGB 9633, designed specifically to evaluate the benefits of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with stage ...More…
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If I had a nodule noted in my chest x-ray...
If I had an abnormality I'd wish to see somebody as soon as possible. I would be uncomfortable with the information that there was something that may not belong in my chest. I want to know whether or not something that is malignant. But I know as ...More…
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November Is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Centers for Disease Control — In the United States, about 90% of lung cancer deaths in men and almost 80% of lung cancer deaths in women are due to smoking. People who smoke are 10 to 20 times more likely to get lung cancer or die from lung cancer than people who do not ...More…
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How smoking causes lung cancer
Mayo Clinic — Lung cancer - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment, causes of non-small and small cell types. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, among both men and women. It claims more lives each year than ...More…
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health — A new report from the nation's leading cancer organizations shows that, for the first time since the report was first issued in 1998, both incidence and death rates for all cancers combined are decreasing for both men and women, driven largely by ...More…
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Pleuropulmonary Blastoma - Childhood
Cancer Net — Pleuropulmonary Blastoma - Childhood / Cancer.Net - The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is the world's leading professional organization representing physicians who treat people with cancer. ASCO's members set the standard for ...More…
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Researchers Identify Genetic Predictor of Lung Cancer Risk
American Cancer Society — Smoking is by far the number one risk factor for lung cancer, but why do some pack-a-day smokers get the disease while others don't? The answer may depend in part on whether they inherited a specific genetic variation, according to a new study ...More…
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Promising New Tool to Monitor Lung Cancer Treatment Progress
American Cancer Society — Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) are testing a non-surgical technique that may help doctors monitor how well non-small cell lung cancer patients are responding to treatment. Using a device known as a CTC-chip to analyze ...More…