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Drugs Targeting Leukemia, Ovarian Cancer, And Lung Cancer To Begin Phase III, AstraZeneca Reports

By Susan Scutti | May 16, 2013 02:07 PM EDT

The biopharmaceutical company, which operates in over 100 countries, has issued an update on its oncology pipeline for 2013.

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Cancer Drug Avastin May Increase Risk For Necrotizing Fasciitis

By Christie Rizk | May 03, 2013 03:33 PM EDT

Roche's cancer drug Avastin has been linked to 52 cases of flesh-eating disease.

Mad Men smoke

America's 'Mad Men' Era Smoked Less But Saw More Cancer Than Japan's

By Nsikan Akpan | May 02, 2013 04:27 PM EDT

Lung cancer is less common in Japan, relative to the US, despite historically high levels of cigarette use.

9/11

9/11 First Responders Show 15% Increased Risk of Cancer

By Susan Scutti | Apr 24, 2013 10:46 AM EDT

As time passes, the consequence of exposure to a complex mix of pollutants and carcinogens by Ground Zero rescue and recovery workers is being felt.

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Lung Cancer Cure? Gene Therapy Eradicates Tumors in Mice

By Ashik Siddique | Mar 08, 2013 07:19 PM EST

A gene therapy treatment worked as a lung cancer cure in lab mice – can it work in humans?

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Dogs Are Able to Sniff Out Lung Cancer

By Makini Brice | Dec 06, 2012 03:00 PM EST

Researchers from Austria found that dogs were 70 percent successful at identifying patients with lung cancer.

lung cancer

Test Radon Levels at Home, Says Health Canada

By Amber Moore | Nov 02, 2012 11:07 AM EDT

Health Canada is urging people to test the levels of radon in their homes. Radon is known to increase risk of lung cancer, second only to smoking.

breast cancer

New Blood Test Can Detect Early Stage Breast, Lung Cancer

By Amber Moore | Sep 27, 2012 10:07 AM EDT

A new blood test, which can detect early stage breast and lung cancers in an hour, has been developed.

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Five Cancers You Can Prevent With Exercise

By Nikki Tucker | Sep 25, 2012 02:30 PM EDT

Here are five cancers you can prevent through moderate, vigorous or high-intensity activities.

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Cancer Center Launches 'Moon Shots' Against Deadly Disease

By Makini Brice | Sep 21, 2012 11:08 AM EDT

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center has launched a program that seeks to dramatically reduce the death rates of eight deadly and common cancers.

lung cancer

Discovery Could Help in Treatment of Deadly Lung Cancer

By Amber Moore | Sep 08, 2012 12:07 PM EDT

Scientists have discovered two molecules in the cell that may open new doors in the treatment of a highly aggressive form of lung cancer called small cell lung cancer.

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