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A recent study published in Cancer Cell by researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology revealed that small cell lung cancer cells are sensitive to an ... Read more

December 15, 2014December 16, 2014

Study Finds Potential Biomarkers in NSCLC

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In a recent study titled “Protein Signature of Lung Cancer Tissues” and published in the PlosOne journal, a team of researchers used highly multiplexed proteomic technology (SOMAscan) to compare protein ... Read more

December 8, 2014December 8, 2014

Studies Find Bisphosphonates Can Prevent Lung Cancer Development

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Two studies from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai researchers, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), have shown that drugs commonly used to treat ... Read more

December 4, 2014December 4, 2014

Cough Campaign Gets Thousands More Testing For Lung Cancer

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Recent results published in the British Journal of Cancer, revealed that after an awareness campaign advising people who suffered from persistent cough to visit their physician, a sudden increase in ... Read more

December 1, 2014

Study Finds Gefitnib Effective in Older, African-American Lung Cancer Patients

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In a recent study published in the journal Clinical Medical Insights: Oncology, a team of researchers from the University of Cincinnati found that gefitinib, an FDA approved therapy, could be ... Read more

November 26, 2014November 26, 2014

Study Finds Promising Dual-Therapy For Lung Cancer

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In a recent study published in Science Translational Medicine, researchers from the Salk Institute have found that dual-drug therapy with analogs of drugs already approved for other diseases, can improve ... Read more

November 20, 2014November 20, 2014

Study Finds Lung Cancer Screening With Low-Dose CT To Be Cost Effective

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In a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, titled “Cost-Effectiveness of CT Screening in the National Lung Screening Trial”, a group of researchers from the Geisel ... Read more

November 17, 2014November 18, 2014

Kentucky and Louisville Universities Join Efforts in Kentucky LEADS Collaborative

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The universities of Kentucky and Louisville and the Lung Cancer Alliance have announced they are forming the Kentucky LEADS Collaborative (Lung Cancer. Education. Awareness. Detection. Survivorship), a first-of-its-kind project focusing on early lung cancer ... Read more

November 12, 2014November 18, 2014

Study Finds Importance of Smoking Cessation Support For Hospital Patients

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A recent study publish in the Thorax journal, titled “Prevalence of smoking among patients treated in NHS hospitals in England in 2010/2011: a national audit”, found that if smokers were ... Read more

November 12, 2014November 18, 2014

Maintaining TKI Regimen For Improved Outcomes In Lung Cancer Treatment

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In a recent OncLive article, Andrew D. Smith highlighted a scientific talk from Gregory J. Riely, MD, PhD, vice chair of the Clinical Trials Office in the Department of Medicine at ... Read more