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October 23, 2014November 18, 2014

Study Finds Possible Lung Cancer Blood Biomarkers

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A new study titled “The Analysis of Small Molecule Metabolite Profiles in the Blood as a Biomarker of Lung Cancer”, published in the Chest journal, showed that patients suffering with ... Read more

October 21, 2014October 21, 2014

Study Compares Treatments And Survival Benefits For Early-Stage Lung Cancer

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Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have found that removing the entire lobe of lung can provide patients with early-stage lung cancer a better overall survival, ... Read more

October 20, 2014October 20, 2014

Mountaintop Removal Mining Dust Linked To Increased Risk Of Lung Cancer, According to Study

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A recent study titled “Appalachian Mountaintop Mining Particulate Matter Induces Neoplastic Transformation of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells and Promotes Tumor Formation”, published in the Environmental Science and Technology journal, revealed ... Read more

October 17, 2014October 17, 2014

Lung Cancer Diagnosis Should Be Improved, According to Study

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Researchers from the University of Nottingham have published results in the Thorax journal, titled “What characteristics of primary care and patients are associated with early death in patients with lung ... Read more

October 16, 2014October 16, 2014

Molecular Testing Guideline for Lung Cancer Patients Endorsed by ASCO

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The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has endorsed a College of American Pathologists/International Society for the Study of Lung Cancer/Association of Molecular Pathologists guideline on molecular testing for patients ... Read more

October 15, 2014October 15, 2014

Lung Cancer Detection Improved by Interval Low-Dose CT Scan

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Many research efforts to address lung cancer strongly recommend getting screened and diagnosed as early as possible, as this form of cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in ... Read more

October 14, 2014October 14, 2014

Lung Cancer Can Stay Undetectable Up to 20 Years, Study Shows

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Lung cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, and causes over 1.37 million deaths every year. An optimistic survival rate for lung cancer depends on a prompt diagnosis while the cancer ... Read more

October 13, 2014October 13, 2014

‘Achilles Heel’ in Metabolic Pathway Could Lead to New Lung Cancer Treatments, According to Study

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A novel study on lung cancer, entitled “Inhibition of Cancer Cell Proliferation by PPARγ Is Mediated by a Metabolic Switch that Increases Reactive Oxygen Species Levels” published in the Cell ... Read more

October 10, 2014October 10, 2014

Results Of The Phase 3 MAGRIT Trial Presented At ESMO 2014

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Announced at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Meeting 2014, GlaxoSmithKline’s investigational cancer immunotherapeutic, recMAGE-A3, does not increase survival of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients when compared to a ... Read more

October 9, 2014October 9, 2014

Collaboration Between Novartis And Bristol-Myers Squibb To Evaluate New Immunotherapy For NSCLC Treatments

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A new clinical collaboration between Novartis and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS) has been announced to evaluate the effectiveness of three molecularly targeted compounds in combination with BMS’s Opdivo (nivolumab) in ... Read more