Lung Cancer News and Research

Latest Lung Cancer News and Research

New diabetes guidance ups prevention game

Identifying people who are at risk for Type 2 diabetes should become “a focus for everybody,” say new UK guidelines.

13 Jul 2012

Identification of IL-9 antitumor activity in melanoma

High expression of interleukin -9 in immune cells inhibits growth of melanoma, show study findings suggesting a role for this T-cell cytokine in tumor suppression.

13 Jul 2012

Abused children may become obese adults

Severity of abuse in childhood or adolescence is associated with an increased risk for overall and central obesity in adulthood, report researchers.

12 Jul 2012

New drug combination could offer hope to children with neuroblastoma

A new drug combination could offer hope to children with neuroblastoma - one of the deadliest forms of childhood cancer - by boosting the effectiveness of a promising new gene-targeted treatment.

12 Jul 2012

Cellular change also occurs in early-stage lung cancer, say researchers

Cellular change thought to happen only in late-stage cancers to help tumors spread also occurs in early-stage lung cancer as a way to bypass growth controls, say researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida.

12 Jul 2012

ImmunoGen announces start of IMGN853 Phase I trial for ovarian cancer, other solid tumors

ImmunoGen, Inc., a biotechnology company that develops anticancer therapeutics using its antibody expertise and Targeted Antibody Payload (TAP) technology, today announced the start of clinical testing with its IMGN853 product candidate.

11 Jul 2012

Researchers discover unknown mechanism that promotes growth and spread of cancer

Tiny vesicles released by tumors cells are taken up by healthy immune cells, causing the immune cells to discharge chemicals that foster cancer-cell growth and spread, according to a study by researchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC - James) and at Children's Hospital in Los Angeles.

11 Jul 2012

Obese achieve functional improvements after trauma rehab

Obese patients participating in a rehabilitation program for orthopedic trauma can achieve meaningful functional independence before discharge, US research shows.

10 Jul 2012

Sleep studies essential before bariatric surgery

Obstructive sleep apnea frequently goes undiagnosed in obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery, show findings from a US study.

10 Jul 2012

Surgery advised in face of uncertain sinus sampling result in Cushing patients

Surgeons should consider transsphenoidal surgery in patients with Cushing disease caused by adrenocorticotropic hormone overproduction, almost irrespective of the results of inferior petrosal sinus sampling, say US researchers.

10 Jul 2012

Two-drug combo increases diabetes patients’ goal achievement

Post-hoc analysis of randomized trial results shows that treating individuals with Type 2 diabetes with a combination of phentermine and topiramate increases their achievement of goals recommended for the management of their condition.

10 Jul 2012

Gestational diabetes may be more likely with antipsychotic use

Women who take antipsychotic medication during pregnancy may be at an increased risk for developing gestational diabetes, report researchers.

10 Jul 2012

Being overweight may actually benefit some cardiac patients

A high body mass index and large waist circumference are associated with improved outcomes in both men and women with heart failure, research shows.

10 Jul 2012

High-dose vitamin D recommended for over 65s

Meta-analysis findings support recommendations from the Institute of Medicine that people aged 65 years and older should routinely receive 800 IU of vitamin D per day.

10 Jul 2012

Steroid receptor gene variant impacts metabolic health

A variant in the glucocorticoid receptor gene may be associated with increased body fat and insulin resistance, show study findings.

10 Jul 2012

Genetic test helps avoid needless thyroid surgery

US researchers report that a gene-based test may help to identify patients who have cytologically indeterminate thyroid nodules that are benign.

10 Jul 2012

Relaxin key to improved stroke rehabilitation outcomes

Treatment with the reproductive hormone relaxin during physical rehabilitative therapy appears to improve long-term outcomes in stroke patients over rehabilitative therapy alone, say researchers.

10 Jul 2012

Salt content in UK takeaway meals ‘alarmingly high’

The level of salt in hot takeaway meals from small independent outlets in the UK should be reduced to minimize adverse health consequences, say researchers who found that levels were disturbingly high.

10 Jul 2012

PENTAX Medical introduces EG-3270UK endoscope

PENTAX Medical sets a new standard in endoscopic ultrasound with the official launch of the EG-3270UK endoscope during the 30th GEEW congress in Brussels, Belgium.

From PENTAX Medical Company 10 Jul 2012

Pioglitazone may raise bladder cancer risk

Study evidence supports a link between thiazolidinedione use, particularly pioglitazone, and bladder cancer in patients with Type 2 diabetes, Canadian researchers report.

9 Jul 2012