Lung Cancer Stories
- A new handheld breath test for lung cancer may make diagnoses as easy as a visit to the doctor's office or drugstore, without the false positives of more expensive testing.
- Lung cancer screenings for smokers could help them quit, even if their results come back negative.
- Breast cancer patients who receive radiotherapy have a small but significant risk of developing a subsequent lung tumor, a new study finds.
- The rates of lung cancer among women in the UK have increased significantly since 1975, while the rates among men have decreased.
- Pfizer is disappointed with its experimental drug, dacomitinib, which failed in two late-stage studies involving patients who had previously undergone chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
- The lung cancer breathalyzer will detect so-called biomarkers indicative of pulmonary tumor growth.
- Under current CT scan screening protocols, nearly 20 percent of lung cancer diagnoses may involve tumors that are too slow-growing to cause any actual damage.
- By converting stem cells into functioning lung and airway cells, scientists have taken the first step towards rebuilding a damaged pulmonary system.
- The accuracy and efficiency of proton therapy stands to transform radiation treatment for lung cancer patients.
- The number of lung cancer patients in Beijing has jumped significantly, due in part to the heavy smog hanging over the city.
- A new combination of enzyme inhibiting drugs that causes cancerous cells to digest themselves could soon enter clinical trials.
- A simple breath test detecting chemical signatures could soon help physicians screen for lung cancer.