All Entries in the "Lung Cancer" Category
Pill As Good As Chemo Against Lung Cancer
Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests.
An international study showed patients on Iressa, an expensive, newer targeted treatment, survived about as long as those on another course of chemotherapy.
“This [...]
Red Wine May Cut Lung Cancer Risk
Moderate consumption of red wine may decrease the risk of lung cancer in men, according to a report.
“An antioxidant component in red wine may be protective of lung cancer, particularly among smokers,” said Chun Chao, Ph.D., a research scientist at Kaiser Permanente Department of Research and Evaluation in Pasadena, California.
Chao analyzed data collected through the [...]
Avastin Slows Progression Of Lung Cancer
The results of a study presented that Avastin combined with gemcitabine-cisplatin chemotherapy improves the time lung cancer patients live without progression of the disease, according to Swiss drugmaker Roche. There was also a positive trend to extended survival.
Patients with previously untreated, advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) survived up to 30 percent longer without disease [...]
Do You Smoke A Lot? Quit Smoking To Prevent Lung Cancer!
Lung cancer! It can originate from any part of your lung and usually it takes several years for you to develop lung cancer. The lining cell or epithelial cell of bronchi and bronchioles is the most common place where lung cancer usually develops.
Can you guess what could be the most common [...]
Experimental Chemotherapy Regimen Shows Promise In Treating Advanced Lung Cancer
A combination of chemotherapy agents that have been tested in other tumor types appears to be a promising alternative to standard treatment for advanced non-small cell lung cancer, according to a report.
In a phase II multicenter study of 56 patients with an advanced form of this common lung cancer, endpoints including response rate, progression-free survival, [...]
Circulating Tumor Cells Can Reveal Genetic Signature Of Dangerous Lung Cancers
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have shown that an MGH-developed, microchip-based device that detects and analyzes tumor cells in the bloodstream can be used to determine the genetic signature of lung tumors, allowing identification of those appropriate for targeted treatment and monitoring genetic changes that occur during therapy.
CTCs or circulating tumor cells are living solid-tumor [...]
Risk Of Lung Cancer Doubles With Common Gene Disorder, No Exemption For Non Smokers
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that carrying a common genetic disorder doubles the risk of developing lung cancer in smokers and nonsmokers.
Researchers found that the genetic disorder, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (α1ATD), could explain up to about 12 percent of lung cancer patients in this study and likely represents the [...]
Lung Cancer Chemotherapy For Curing Cancer In Lungs!
Are you having lung cancer? You can use chemotherapeutic drugs to cure the cancer.
Some of them are platinol, Taxol, Oncovin, Gemzar and Paraplatin.
For lung cancer chemotherapy the combination of two or more drugs is used. This can improve the treatment. They include:
Carboplatin plus VP-16
Cisplatin plus vinorelbine tartrate
Paclitaxel plus carboplatin and
Cisplatin plus [...]
