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New pill Iressa may be a viable option for patients with lung cancer who wish to forgo the negative side effects of chemotherapy. WiredPRNews.com — As reported by the Associated press (AP), the research was published in Friday’s Lancet medical More Lung Cancer News
BERLIN, November 24 /PRNewswire/ — A coalition of European cancer specialists today called for major change in the provision of emotional support for lung cancer patients. In conjunction with the International Psycho-Oncology Society, they issued a More Lung Cancer News
There’s a new way for doctors to test the effectiveness of aspirin in preventing heart attacks and strokes. The “AspirinWorks” test measures a chemical that causes platelets to stick together. If platelets clump, that means the aspirin isn’t working More Lung Cancer News
Every year about 165,000 people in the United States die from lung cancer, and about 210,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. That means more people die from lung cancer annually than from breast, prostate and colon cancer combined, says Dr. Gavin More Lung Cancer News
“My wish is the world would stand up and say we’ve done so well with breast cancer, let’s now do the same for lung cancer,” says Douglas Arenberg, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine and a lung cancer specialist at the University of More Lung Cancer News
Gefitinib, also known as Iressa , the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, has proven as effective as chemotherapy as a second-line therapy for the disease with far fewer side effects, according to an More Lung Cancer News
NEW YORK (AP) _ The off-color jokes flew around the room. As the anecdotes got bawdier, the laughter intensified. Some recited from memory, others read from notebooks they brought along. The setting for the hilarity was the Montefiore Einstein Cancer More Lung Cancer News