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Lung Cancer in the News

 

Recent News: May 2008
16 Eli Lilly says Alimta helps lung cancer patients (Boston Globe)
14 Researchers Find Smoking--Lung Cancer Culprit (NY Times)
12 Lung cancer study is expanding in Sussex County is expanding (Delaware Online)
10 Dave Matthews Band to Play Cancer Benefit Concert (NY Times)
  Newsday reporter among 3 honored by Suffolk group (Newsday)
9 Tobacco tax should go to cancer research (The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA)
8 Trial tests lung cancer screening (BBC News)
  Diagnostic test could pinpoint origins of cancer (San Francisco Chronicle)
7 Quick Benefit to Smoking Halt, With a Caveat, Study Finds (NY Times)
  A Clue for Tumor Survival Lies in How Sweet It Is (Wall Street Journal)
5 Indian River is one of eight state cancer clusters (Cape Gazette, Lewes, DE)
2 AstraZeneca submits EU application for gefitinib in non-small cell lung cancer (Forbes.com)
  Cancer death rates higher for Polynesians, study finds (Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, HI)
1 Eli Lilly to Unveil More Than 50 Studies at ASCO 2008 (PR Newswire)
Recent News: April 2008
29 Cancer Price Tag in Billions (WebMD)
  Compugen Announces Discovery of Blood Based Biomarker for Diagnosis of Lung Cancer (Business Wire)
28 Study Links HPV to Lung Cancer (ABC News)
25 Anita Creamer: Lung cancer is striking nonsmokers as well, especially women (Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA)
  Immune-Boosting Lung Cancer Therapy Shows Promise (Washington Post)
  Possible Viral Links to Lung Cancer Risk Uncovered (Washington Post)
24 Report focuses on cancer clusters in Del. (WPVI, Philadelphia, PA)
23 Poniard reports positive results for lung cancer drug (Forbes)
22 Senate Approves Iron Range Cancer Study (Northland's News Center, Deluth, MN)
21 Avastin study fails to show improved lung cancer survival (Boston Globe)
17 Low radon levels may reduce lung cancer risk (Reuters)
13 God, family and golf: How Charles Perry defeated lung cancer (Hilton Head Island Packet, Hilton Head, SC)
  Early Data on Amgen's Anti-Angiogenesis Pipeline Molecules Suggest Biologic Activity Across Tumor Types (Business Wire--press release)
  Biomaker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy (Washington Post)
11 Push early tests for those at risk for lung cancer (Albany Times Union, Albany, NY)
  Novartis Begins Late-Stage Trial on Experimental Lung-Cancer Drug (Wall Street Journal)
9 Possible Lung Cancer Risk Seen from Inhaled-Insulin Product (Wall Street Journal)
  Stigma, lack of money hurting lung cancer fight (The Tennessean, Nashville, TN)
  Pfizer Warns of Lung Cancer With Inhaled Insulin (Reuters)
6 A screening that would save lives (Boston Globe)
4 Columbia University and Rosetta seek approval for cancer test (Pharmaceutical Business Review)
  Weill Cornell Medical College refutes New York Times article on Cancer Research (Cornell Chronicle, New York, NY)
3 Genetic link to lung cancer is discovered (LA Times)
  Genetics Linked to Lung Cancer (Wall Street Journal)
2 Gretna Cancer Patient Vies for Entry in Pro-Golf Contest (KETV.com, Omaha, NE)
  Lung Cancer: My Genes Made Me Do It? (Newsweek)
  Rafael Azcona, Spanish Writer, Dies at 81 (NY Times)
1 How to Support a Loved One Reeling from a Cancer Diagnosis (Wall Street Journal)
  New Method To Test For Lung Cancer Developed (Science Daily--press release)
  No risk factors, but they got cancer anyway (Dallas Morning News, Dallas, TX)
Recent News: March 2008
31 Del. pays for residents' cancer treatment (Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA)
  UCB considers partner for lung cancer drug CDP791; reports 'positive' phase 2 (Forbes.com)
  Lung cancer treatment adds two years (WINK News, Fort Myers, FL)
29 $20,000 for lung cancer research (News 10 Now, Syracuse, NY)
28 Five Amateurs Picked to Take US Open Course (NY Times)
26 Cigarette Company Paid for Lung Cancer Study (NY Times)
  Did Big Tobacco Taint a Cancer Study? (TIME Magazine)
  Tobacco Cash in Lung Study Stirs Flap (Associated Press)
25 Neil Aspinall, Beatles' Aide, Dies at 66 (NY Times)
  Exposure to Low Levels of Radon Appears to Reduce the Risk of Lung Cancer, New Study Finds (Science Daily--press release)
  Senate committee endorses studies of Iron Range cancer (WKBT, LaCrosse, WI)
24 Researchers announce possible treatments for two deadly and previously untreatable diseases (Daily Tech, Chicago, IL)
23 Life beyond chemotherapy (The Gazette, Colorado Springs, CO)
22 Local American Ido-like event raises money to fight cancer (High Springs Herald, High Springs, FL)
20 A MircroRNA Molecule Can Reduce Lung Cancer Growth, Study Shows (Science Daily--press release)
19 Analyst Touts ImClone Lung Cancer Data (Forbes)
  Lung cancer program gets new medical director (Daily Pilot, Costa Mesa, CA)
  Antibodies may point to early lung cancer (Reuters)
18 Lung surgery risks lower at teaching hospitals (Reuters Health)
17 Frying Tumors Can Boost Lung Cancer Survival (U.S. News and World Report)
16 Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Use Among US Adults After Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review (Medical News Today--press release)
  State Keeps Wraps on Cancer Information (The News Journal, Wilmington, DE)
15 Cancer on the rise in Iowa (Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City, IA)
12 New Anemia-Drug Restrictions Possible (Wall Street Journal)
  Genetic Markers May Predict Lung Cancer Recurrence (Washington Post)
10 New DNA test can reveal a tumor's id (Boston Globe)
  New Lung Cancer Guidelines Advise Adjuvant Therapy in Early Disease (Medscape Today)
  Risk of Surgery is Lower at Teaching Hospitals (Johns Hopkins Gazette, Baltimore, MD)
9 Wyo. legislators join fight against cancer (Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne, WY)
8 Abbott Teams with Genentech, Roche, OSI on Lung Cancer Test (Trading Markets--press release)
  Richard J. Durrell, First Publisher of People, Dies at 82 (NY Times)
7 LabCorp CEO: Tests Could Slice Market for Cancer Drugs (Wall Street Journal)
  Cancer treatment goes high tech (Danville Register & Bee, Danville, VA)
6 Cancer Funding: Does It Add Up? (NY Times)
5 Slight Cancer Risk Remains After Hormone Therapy Stops, Study Suggests (NY Times)
4 Jeff Healey, Guitarist and Singer, Dies at 41 (NY Times)
3 Battle with cancer sharpens business perspective (Longview Daily News, Longview, WA)
1 Monticello Cancer Study Points to Uranium Mill (LocalNews8.com, Idaho Falls, ID)
 

 

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