Lung Cancer News and Research

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New drugs that target neighbour proteins may help halt cancer progression

Cancer is caused by an accumulation of genetic changes in a cell, that overcome the normal checks and balances leading to uncontrolled growth. A complex, interacting network of proteins controls all of a cell's processes, from metabolism to growth and division.

24 Jan 2017

STS releases first publicly accessible report of outcomes from lung cancer surgery

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has released the first publicly accessible national report of outcomes from lobectomy, a lung cancer procedure that removes a portion of the lung.

20 Jan 2017

Study provides scientific insight into metastatic patterns of EGFR mutated NSCLCs

The discovery of several different subtypes of Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), the most frequent form of lung cancer, has been a major breakthrough in the fight against the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide.

20 Jan 2017

Mayo Clinic researchers identify genetic promoter that drives lung cancer formation

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have identified a genetic promoter of cancer that drives a major form of lung cancer.

19 Jan 2017

Overall survival of advanced NSCLC patients receiving treatment better than untreated patients

Non-small cell lung cancer patients with advanced disease receiving standard of care treatment have a higher overall survival than similar patients not receiving treatment.

19 Jan 2017

ICLIO white paper spotlights top-level concerns in delivering immunotherapies for cancer

While momentum around immunotherapies for cancer continues to build, the high cost of these therapies places them at the center of debate about how best to define and measure value in cancer care.

19 Jan 2017

Inactive B2M genes can condition response of lung cancer patients to immunotherapy, study shows

Researchers from the Genes and Cancer research group at the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute have identified inactivating mutations in a number of genes that code for HLA-I histocompatibility complex proteins, which are involved in the immune response and can condition the tesponse of lung cancer patients to immunotherapy.

18 Jan 2017

Epigenetic changes drive successful metastases of pancreatic cancer cells

A multicenter team of researchers reports that a full genomic analysis of tumor samples from a small number of people who died of pancreatic cancer suggests that chemical changes to DNA that do not affect the DNA sequence itself yet control how it operates confer survival advantages on subsets of pancreatic cancer cells.

17 Jan 2017

LUNGevity Foundation launches new mobile app to help lung cancer patients manage life

LUNGevity, the nation’s leading lung cancer-focused nonprofit organization today launched a new mobile application designed to make understanding and living with lung cancer less daunting and considerably more manageable.

16 Jan 2017

NTNU researchers testing use of new removable stent in the lungs

A knitted rag sock inspired this professor and MD to develop a stent that can easily be removed after it has done its job.

12 Jan 2017

Epigenetic modification may be cause of adult throat cancers linked to alcohol, tobacco use

A team of researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre has found an epigenetic modification that might be the cause of 15% of adult cancers of the throat linked to alcohol and tobacco use.

12 Jan 2017

MUSC scientists design novel antibody-based therapy to fight against cancer

Scientists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have designed an antibody-based therapy that could target the functions of TGF-beta that cause cancer

12 Jan 2017

NCCN publishes new easy-to-understand patient education resources focused on brain cancer

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network has published the NCCN Guidelines for Patients and NCCN Quick Guide sheets for Brain Cancer - Gliomas—the first in a series of patient education resources focused on Brain Cancer.

10 Jan 2017

Place of residence contributes to late-stage diagnosis of colorectal cancer, study finds

In addition to a person's race or ethnicity, where they live can matter in terms of whether they are diagnosed at a late stage for colorectal cancer, according to a recent study led by a researcher at the School of Public Health at Georgia State University.

9 Jan 2017

UI scientists reveal how high-dose vitamin C damages cancer cells

Vitamin C has a patchy history as a cancer therapy, but researchers at the University of Iowa believe that is because it has often been used in a way that guarantees failure.

9 Jan 2017

Yale study highlights treatment burden experienced by older lung cancer patients

Depending on the type of treatment older lung cancer patients receive, they can spend an average of one in three days interacting with the healthcare system in the first 60 days after surgery or radiation therapy, according to a study by Yale researchers.

6 Jan 2017

Cancers acquire resistance to immunotherapy by eliminating tumor-specific genetic mutations

Results of an initial study of tumors from patients with lung cancer or head and neck cancer suggest that the widespread acquired resistance to immunotherapy drugs known as checkpoint inhibitors may be due to the elimination of certain genetic mutations needed to enable the immune system to recognize and attack malignant cells.

6 Jan 2017

Delayed chemotherapy after surgery may benefit lung cancer patients, new Yale study suggests

A new Yale study suggests that patients with a common form of lung cancer may still benefit from delayed chemotherapy started up to four months after surgery, according to the researchers.

6 Jan 2017

NSCLC patients treated with surgery may benefit from delayed chemotherapy, study shows

A new study suggests patients who recover slowly from non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) surgery may still benefit from delayed chemotherapy started up to four months after surgery, according to a new study published online by JAMA Oncology.

5 Jan 2017

Diabetes can be prevented and reversed with carbohydrate restricted diet, says UAB expert

According to a new comprehensive financial analysis reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Washington Post diabetes leads a list of just 20 diseases and conditions that account for more than half of all spending on healthcare in the United States.

30 Dec 2016

Lung Cancer News and Research

Latest Lung Cancer News and Research

New drugs that target neighbour proteins may help halt cancer progression

STS releases first publicly accessible report of outcomes from lung cancer surgery

Study provides scientific insight into metastatic patterns of EGFR mutated NSCLCs

Mayo Clinic researchers identify genetic promoter that drives lung cancer formation

Overall survival of advanced NSCLC patients receiving treatment better than untreated patients

ICLIO white paper spotlights top-level concerns in delivering immunotherapies for cancer

Inactive B2M genes can condition response of lung cancer patients to immunotherapy, study shows

Epigenetic changes drive successful metastases of pancreatic cancer cells

LUNGevity Foundation launches new mobile app to help lung cancer patients manage life

NTNU researchers testing use of new removable stent in the lungs

Epigenetic modification may be cause of adult throat cancers linked to alcohol, tobacco use

MUSC scientists design novel antibody-based therapy to fight against cancer

NCCN publishes new easy-to-understand patient education resources focused on brain cancer

Place of residence contributes to late-stage diagnosis of colorectal cancer, study finds

UI scientists reveal how high-dose vitamin C damages cancer cells

Yale study highlights treatment burden experienced by older lung cancer patients

Cancers acquire resistance to immunotherapy by eliminating tumor-specific genetic mutations

Delayed chemotherapy after surgery may benefit lung cancer patients, new Yale study suggests

NSCLC patients treated with surgery may benefit from delayed chemotherapy, study shows

Diabetes can be prevented and reversed with carbohydrate restricted diet, says UAB expert

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