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September 11, 2014September 11, 2014

Hot Breath Could Signal Lung Cancer

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Results from a preliminary study of exhaled breath presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2014, suggest that temperatures higher than 34°C could be an indicator of the ... Read more

September 10, 2014September 10, 2014

Veracyte To Use Lung Cancer Test To Enter Pulmonology Market By 2015

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Veracyte, a molecular diagnostics company, recently announced an agreement to acquire Allegro Diagnostics Corp., a company that develops genomic tests for a preoperative diagnosis of lung-cancer, a decision that may allow ... Read more

September 10, 2014September 10, 2014

Lung Cancer Screening Should Be Covered for Medicare Beneficiaries, New Study Suggests

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A National Lung Screening Trial showed that patients aged 55 to 74 years who were put through lung screening with a low-dose computed tomography were at lower risk of lung ... Read more

September 9, 2014September 9, 2014

New Urine Test Offers Early Lung Cancer Detection

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Researchers from the University of Victoria, Canada, have devised a new test for early detection of lung cancer, using surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to identify a cancer biomarker present ... Read more

September 8, 2014September 8, 2014

VCU Medical Center Designated as Lung Cancer Screening Center

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Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Medical Center has been selected as a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology (ACR), a designation given to facilities that have committed ... Read more

September 8, 2014September 8, 2014

USPSTF Reveals That Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening is Cost Effective

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The use of United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) lung cancer screening recommendations in high-risk Medicare beneficiaries is cost effective, as demonstrated by an actuarial cost-benefit analysis conducted by Milliman, ... Read more

September 8, 2014September 8, 2014

Study Reveals New Drug Combination Targets for Lung Cancer

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After surprising clinical observations of a patient with ALK fusion–positive lung cancer who had an exceptional response to an insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF-1R)-specific antibody, a team of researchers from Vanderbilt ... Read more

September 5, 2014September 5, 2014

DelMar Pharmaceuticals’ Lung Cancer Drug VAL-083 Gets Notice of Allowance For Second U.S. Patent

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DelMar Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company developing proven cancer therapies in new orphan drug indications, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of allowance ... Read more

September 3, 2014September 3, 2014

Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy May Help Better Control Lung Cancer

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Using intensity-modulated radiotherapy to deliver an isotoxic treatment for non-small cell lung cancer patients allows doctors to give these patients an increased dose escalation, compared with three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy. These ... Read more

September 2, 2014September 2, 2014

Early Detection of Lung Cancer Increases Chance of Survival

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Two advanced technology programs for early detection of lung cancer are now available at Valley View Hospital, Colorado, one of only 14 hospitals in the country offering this type of service. ... Read more