Health
New Zealand aims for zero smokers in a generation. Could the plan work elsewhere?
Nearly all countries agree: Smoking is bad, and getting people to kick the habit is a worthy public health goal.
Dec 30, 2021
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Lung Cancer
Medical research
Actinidia arguta (sarunashi) juice found to inhibit lung cancer in mice
Lung cancer is a leading cause of death in Japan and across the globe. Among all the cancers, lung cancer has one of the lowest five-year survival rates. Smoking tobacco and using tobacco-based products is known to heavily ...
Dec 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Chemotherapy method uses patient's own cells as trojan horse to direct cancer-killing drugs to tumors
Lung cancer is not the most common form of cancer, but it is by far among the deadliest. Despite treatments such as surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, only about a quarter of all people with the disease will live ...
Feb 23, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Smokers hazy on actual benefits of lung cancer screenings
Regular cancer screenings can lower the chance of death from lung cancer. But they cannot reduce the risk of developing lung cancer for people who smoke. Patients seem to be confused about the actual benefits and limitations ...
Jul 25, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Existing treatment could be used for common 'untreatable' form of lung cancer
A cancer treatment already approved for use in certain types of cancer has been found to block cell growth in a common form of lung cancer for which there is currently no specific treatment available.
Jun 21, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer risk in nodules detected at follow-up lung cancer screening CT
According to an article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), Lung-RADS—as applied by radiologists in clinical practice—achieved excellent performance for lung cancer risk assessment on follow-up screening ...
Nov 10, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Study identifies potential markers of lung cancer
By examining both blood samples and tumor tissues from patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have identified markers that can distinguish between major subtypes ...
Jul 16, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers find potential new target against colorectal cancer
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have discovered a potential new target in the fight against colorectal cancer, the nation's third most common malignancy and, next to lung cancer, the second leading cancer ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Health informatics
The AI revolution: for patients, promise and challenges ahead
(HealthDay)—Streaks of color swirl through a pulsing, black-and-white image of a patient's heart. They represent blood, and they're color-coded based on speed: turquoise and green for the fastest flow, yellow and red for ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Immune system key to understanding cancer evolution
A collection of papers published in Nature journals have transformed our understanding of how lung cancer evolves over time, in particular how the surrounding environment and immune system drives changes.
May 28, 2020
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