Category: Lung Cancer

As November’s National Lung Cancer Awareness Month comes to an end, the need for more research into lung cancer and other asbestos-related diseases continues, New York mesothelioma lawyer Joseph W. Belluck said. Although 157,300 people are afflicted each year with lung cancer, according to the Lung Cancer Alliance, and an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 die …

The National Lung Cancer Partnership, with a mission “to decrease deaths due to lung cancer and to help patients live longer and better through research, awareness and advocacy,” is celebrating its ten-year anniversary.  Since the partnership was formed, the organization has funded over $2.2 million in research for lung cancer projects.  Scientists searching for a cure for …

In one study released earlier this month, researchers found that cancer pain may be increased in those who continued to smoke after their cancer diagnosis compared to patients who had never smoked.  Smoking could also interfere with the efficacy of the treatments.   For mesothelioma and lung cancer patients, already dealing with severe pain from the …

The Senate approved the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act after severe cuts and compromises were made to the original proposal.   The $7.5 billion that had been earmarked for the first responders was cut to $4.3 billion.  This bill provides health benefits and compensation to many of the rescue workers that are at risk …

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Source: Google News UK Researchers have recently published the results of the largest study yet completed on the incidence rates of asbestos-caused cancers among certain classes of British workers. The article, which appeared in the prestigious British Journal of Cancer, has concluded that the lifetime risk of mesothelioma among British men born in the 1940s …

Source: CNN A report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute has shown that – for the first time – rates of both cancer deaths and new cancer diagnoses are falling for men and women in America. The report aggregates data from a number of the country’s top medical organizations to show that the …

Source: Vermont Public Radio The State of Vermont is warning residents to stay clear of an abandoned asbestos mine in the Eden/Lowell area after a state-sponsored study showed a statistically significant increase in asbestosis and lung cancer among residents within 10 miles of the mine. State Health Commissioner Wendy Davis, MD, recently gave an interview …

Source: CNNMoney.com Eli Lilly has announced that its cancer drug Alimta, when used in combination with cisplatin, has received FDA approval for the first-line treatment of “locally-advanced and metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), for patients with nonsquamous histology.” The FDA’s new approval is the third overall approval that Alimta has received, and the second …

Source: The Oncologist Advances in imaging technologies have had a lasting impact on medical science. Better imaging techniques let doctors diagnose disease in a much more efficient manner and higher resolution scans can often be the difference between life and death. These advances are important to cancer research, especially to research in lung cancer and …