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Smokers are significantly less likely to seek dental care than nonsmokers

...according to data from a nationally representative sample of 15,250 American adults. The finding holds true regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, location and insurance coverage.

1 Sep 2005

Compound called GRN163L blocks lung cancer

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a compound that shows promise as a way to block the spread, or metastasis, of lung cancer.

1 Sep 2005

Extra-virgin olive oil tastes good and is also an anti-inflammatory

After a tasting experience at a molecular gastronomy meeting in Sicily, biologist Gary Beauchamp of Pennsylvania University decided to analyse freshly pressed extra-virgin olive oil and found a chemical that acted like ibuprofen in the oil.

31 Aug 2005

Toxicity from chemotherapy in lung cancer patients could help predict treatment efficacy

Chemotherapy is standard treatment for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, although benefits are modest and toxicity substantial. Massimo Di Maio and colleagues hypothesised that neutropenia, a haematological toxicity, could be a predictor of drug activity and treatment efficacy.

30 Aug 2005

Lorus identifies novel class of lead drug candidates from small molecule anticancer program

Lorus Therapeutics has announced the continued success in the development of its small molecule anticancer program with the selection of a sub-class of lead molecules from the Company's small molecule program.

24 Aug 2005

A preoperative testing strategy may help determine stage of lung cancer more accurately

A preoperative testing strategy combining two procedures may help improve the accuracy of determining the stage of lung cancer, according to an article in the August 24/31 issue of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association.

23 Aug 2005

A cell's energy level is critical to its survival

In an ongoing effort to fight disease by manipulating energy regulation of cells, a collaborative study led by Dartmouth Medical School (DMS) has demonstrated that cells lacking a tumor-suppressing kinase called LKB1 can still maintain healthy energy levels when they become stressed.

22 Aug 2005

Mutations in the targets of designer drugs critically influence their effectiveness

Two designer cancer drugs differed dramatically in a laboratory test comparing their ability to shut down a mutant, overactive growth signal in lung cancer cells, reports a team headed by scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

18 Aug 2005

Lung cancer cure possible with early screening

Recent reports in the media of the deaths of well known people from lung cancer and the surprising news that Dana Reeve, the non-smoking wife of the late Christopher Reeve has the disease, has re-ignited concerns about the so-called 'silent killer', lung cancer.

15 Aug 2005

Introgen announces additional broad patent in China

Introgen Therapeutics has announced that a patent with broad claims directed to combination therapy with the p53 gene and conventional chemotherapy or radiation was issued in China.

11 Aug 2005

Researchers identify protein called EMP-1 that is present in the tumors of patients who fail to respond to treatment with gefitinib

By the time the human genome was mapped, cancer researchers had already begun investigating the proteins that were encoded by these newly identified genes.

9 Aug 2005

Strategic analyses of European In-Vitro cancer diagnostics market - Cancer research yields promising results

Every year, nearly one in four Europeans - a total of almost one million people - dies from cancer, giving Europe the dubious distinction of having amongst the highest cancer-related mortality rates in the world. Even as cancer remains a difficult disease to diagnose, often resulting in either poor diagnosis or misdiagnosis, the number of new cancer cases is set to double by 2020.

2 Aug 2005

Tobacco industry is continuing its targeted marketing to teens via candy-flavored cigarettes

Advertising and promotion for these products uses hip-hop imagery, attractive women, and other imagery to appeal to youth in similar ways that Joe Camel did a decade ago.

2 Aug 2005

Amazing 'smart bomb' drug zaps cancer cells in mice without damaging healthy cells

Scientists say they have developed an anti-cancer 'bomb' which has a similar behavior to a Trojan horse.

28 Jul 2005

Cancer biology, pharmacology and engineering combine to create cancer smart bomb

Imagine a cancer drug that can burrow into a tumor, seal the exits and detonate a lethal dose of anti-cancer toxins, all while leaving healthy cells unscathed.

27 Jul 2005

Government in Ontario will pay for three new cancer drugs

Canadian Health Minister George Smitherman has announced that the government will add three new and expensive cancer-fighting drugs to the list of medications it funds.

25 Jul 2005

British scientist who discovered link with smoking and cancer, dies at 92

The British scientist Sir Richard Doll, who was the first scientist to expose the link between smoking and lung cancer, has died in hospital, after a short illness; he was 92.

25 Jul 2005

Male lung cancer deaths are now falling in most EU countries

Among men, lung cancer deaths are now falling in most EU countries, including all new member states from central and eastern Europe, but they are still rising among women, find researchers in this week’s BMJ.

21 Jul 2005

Quit smoking to heal that gum disease and live longer!

According to a new study, smokers are at least 6 times more likely to develop gum disease than non-smokers.

19 Jul 2005

PGE2 may be a target for Celebrex therapy

A product produced by lung cancer tumors fuels the cells that suppress immune function in patients and may be a target for Celebrex therapy, giving oncologists another weapon to fight cancer, according to a study by researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center.

17 Jul 2005

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Latest Lung Cancer News and Research

Smokers are significantly less likely to seek dental care than nonsmokers

Compound called GRN163L blocks lung cancer

Extra-virgin olive oil tastes good and is also an anti-inflammatory

Toxicity from chemotherapy in lung cancer patients could help predict treatment efficacy

Lorus identifies novel class of lead drug candidates from small molecule anticancer program

A preoperative testing strategy may help determine stage of lung cancer more accurately

A cell's energy level is critical to its survival

Mutations in the targets of designer drugs critically influence their effectiveness

Lung cancer cure possible with early screening

Introgen announces additional broad patent in China

Researchers identify protein called EMP-1 that is present in the tumors of patients who fail to respond to treatment with gefitinib

Strategic analyses of European In-Vitro cancer diagnostics market - Cancer research yields promising results

Tobacco industry is continuing its targeted marketing to teens via candy-flavored cigarettes

Amazing 'smart bomb' drug zaps cancer cells in mice without damaging healthy cells

Cancer biology, pharmacology and engineering combine to create cancer smart bomb

Government in Ontario will pay for three new cancer drugs

British scientist who discovered link with smoking and cancer, dies at 92

Male lung cancer deaths are now falling in most EU countries

Quit smoking to heal that gum disease and live longer!

PGE2 may be a target for Celebrex therapy

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