Radon exposure linked to increased asthma symptoms in children
A radioactive gas could be contributing to asthma among schoolkids, researchers have found.
Feb 20, 2025
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Neoplasms: News and Research on Lung Neoplasms
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Scientists identify feature of aggressive non-small cell lung cancer
In localized non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), a tumor's ability to use carbon from glucose to feed the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle predicts cancer spread beyond the lung, months to years before metastases are clinically ...
Feb 19, 2025
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AI-driven tool speeds up cancer diagnosis with precise cell imaging
A research team led by Professor Kevin Tsia, program director of the Biomedical Engineering Program under the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), has developed an AI-driven imaging tool that enables ...
Feb 17, 2025
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Antibody therapy shrinks immunotherapy-resistant lung cancer tumors in mice
An investigational therapy significantly shrank lung cancer tumors that are notoriously resistant to treatment by encouraging an attack from natural killer (NK) cells in an animal model, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical ...
Feb 17, 2025
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Comprehensive CT scans may help identify atherosclerosis among lung cancer patients
Several cardiovascular risk factors, such as advanced age and smoking history, are prevalent among lung cancer patients at the time of the diagnosis and increase their risk of future heart disease, according to a new study ...
Feb 14, 2025
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MAGE-A4 protein promotes tumor progression by suppressing immune responses, mouse study finds
A study published in Science Advances reveals a novel strategy that allows tumors to evade the body's immune response critical for their elimination. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions ...
Feb 12, 2025
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Why is there an increase in lung cancer among women who have never smoked?
Lung cancer cases are increasing in people who have never smoked, especially in women, a new study by the World Health Organization's cancer agency has found.
Feb 12, 2025
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How DNA's environment shapes smoking-related cancer risk
Cigarette smoke causes cancer primarily by damaging the DNA. A new study that mapped these damages has revealed that the way our DNA is organized and chemically modified can influence how cigarette smoke damages it, how well ...
Feb 12, 2025
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Lung cancer cells can go 'off grid' and develop their own electrical network within the tumor, study shows
Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute have found that some particularly aggressive lung cancer cells can develop their own electric network, like that seen in the body's nervous system. This unique property could make ...
Feb 12, 2025
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Cancer diagnoses and deaths are declining in Appalachia but remain significantly higher compared to other US regions
Fewer people than before are being diagnosed with and dying from cancer in Appalachia, but cancer incidence and death rates remain substantially higher, especially in certain areas of Central Appalachia, compared to elsewhere ...
Feb 6, 2025
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