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Lung Function: What Do The Lungs Do?

The main role of the lungs is to transfer life-giving oxygen into our blood supply. However, as we shall learn, there is even more to the lungs than this vital task.

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BMI linked with complications after lung cancer surgery

Body mass index (BMI) affects outcomes following lung resection (removal of part of the lung) for lung cancer.

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Smoking cessation therapies 'have limited effect'

Nicotine patches, varenicline or a combination of the two are used to help people quit smoking, but findings question whether they are really worth the cost, time and trouble.

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Heavy smokers who quit more than 15 years ago still at high risk for lung...

Expanding lung cancer screening to include people who quit smoking more than 15 years ago could detect more cases and further reduce associated mortality, according to a study1 by Mayo Clinic...

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In lung cancer, not all HER2 alterations are created equal

A joint study by University of Colorado Cancer Center and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology shows two distinct causes of HER2 activation in lung...

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Doctors must stay vigilant re: asbestos exposure, Australia

Rates of malignant mesothelioma (MM) have levelled off in Australia, but the changing patterns of asbestos-related diseases mean clinicians must be vigilant about taking exposure histories from...

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Cancer cells travel together to forge 'successful' metastases

Traveling cells may be intrinsically resistant to chemotherapy, cell study suggests.There's apparently safety in numbers, even for cancer cells.

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Researchers identify potential targeted therapy for lung cancer using fly model

A drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for melanoma in combination with a common cholesterol-lowering drug may show promise in controlling cancer growth in patients with...

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Radon: Facts, Exposure and Effects

Radon is naturally occurring and radioactive. It can accumulate in buildings and is the second biggest cause of lung cancer. Where does it come from? And, what can we do about it?

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Study suggests improvements in how mesothelioma is staged

Weight and volume of tumor help predict survival.A new study suggests that significant improvements could be made in the scoring system physicians use to estimate the stage (severity) of...

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First immunotherapy EAMS for most common type of lung cancer brings UK...

Bristol-Myers Squibb has announced that the Medicines Healthcare Products and Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted UK lung cancer patients access to treatment with the potentially life-extending...

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Vanderbilt investigators identify lung cancer culprit

A microRNA - a small piece of RNA involved in regulating gene expression - functions as an oncogene to drive the development of lung cancer, Vanderbilt University investigators have discovered.

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Study compares effectiveness of phone-based and web-based smoking cessation...

A new analysis indicates that states' Web-based and phone-based tobacco cessation programs can help people quit smoking, but certain personal characteristics may lead individuals to prefer one type...

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The CNIO finds a potential therapy for the most aggressive type of lung...

Lung cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer, with more than 20,000 new cases diagnosed each year in Spain.

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Genome studies can help identify lifestyle risks for diseases

A type of study commonly used to pinpoint genetic variants associated with diseases can also be used to identify the lifestyle predictors that increase the risk of a disease - something that is often...

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Air pollution linked to facial liver spots

Exposure to air pollution appears to increase the chance of lentigenes, also known as liver spots, with nitrogen dioxide playing a slightly greater role than particulate matter.

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Poor air quality kills 5.5 million worldwide annually

New research shows that more than 5.5 million people die prematurely every year due to household and outdoor air pollution.

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Some chemotherapy drugs may improve tumor response to immune checkpoint therapy

The use of certain traditional chemotherapy drugs may expand the number of tumors that respond to one of today's most promising cancer therapies - immune checkpoint blockade.

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Study shows likely overuse of PET scans to detect recurrence in lung &...

Use of positron emission tomography (PET) showed no association with two-year survival in lung and esophageal cancer patients and may possibly be overused in the hopes of detecting cancer...

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UA College of Pharmacy faculty member develops inhalers to treat lung diseases

Dr. Heidi M. Mansour investigates and designs innovative treatments, including new drugs and advanced delivery mechanisms, for lung diseases with unmet medical needs.Heidi M.

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Graphic images may not scare smokers off cigarettes, says study

Images of disease and suffering should move smokers to kick the habit - at least, that's the thinking behind graphic warning labels used on cigarette packages in much of the world, and maybe...

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European Commission authorises necitumumab (Portrazza) for advanced squamous...

Eli Lilly and Company has announced that the European Commission has granted a marketing authorisation for necitumumab (PortrazzaTM), for use in combination with gemcitabine and cisplatin...

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Metabolism 'rewiring' leads to aggressive lung cancers

Scientists have discovered that lung cancers with extra copies of a cancer causing gene-defect 'rewire' their energy supply, helping them to survive and making them more likely to spread.

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Cancer treatment on a cellular level

The most common treatments for cancer are radiation and chemotherapy. However they have side effects and also damage healthy tissues.

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Cancer cells' evasive action revealed

Researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have uncovered a trick used by lung cancer cells to hide from the body's immune system.

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