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May 4, 2016

Polluted air may up risk of many cancers

For elderly people in Hong Kong, long term exposure to fine-particle air pollution is tied to an increased risk of dying from many cancers, including breast, liver and pancreatic cancer, in addition to the expected lung cancer risk, according to a new study.

April 28, 2016

'Mob Wives' star Big Ang has stage 4 cancer

Big Ang’s family is turning to the public to help the “Mob Wives” fixture in her battle against Stage 4 lung and brain cancer.

April 28, 2016

UK report advocates substituting e-cigarettes for tobacco

Substituting electronic cigarettes for tobacco is beneficial to public health and should be encouraged for current smokers, according to a report from the U.K.’s Royal College of Physicians.

April 25, 2016

Chronic conditions tied to low wellbeing in childhood cancer survivors

Chronic conditions appear to be causing a poorer quality of life for childhood cancer survivors, according to a new study.

April 14, 2016

Cancer drug labels rarely reflect patient experiences

Information about the benefits and drawbacks patients experienced when taking a new cancer drug is rarely included on the product label, even though it could help doctors and patients make treatment choices, researchers say.

April 12, 2016

Marriage is good for cancer patients

Married people with cancer have better survival odds than their single peers - and not for money reasons, a U.S. study suggests.

March 14, 2016

Financial burden of cancer can harm quality of life

Almost a third of U.S. cancer survivors face financial burdens, and physical and metal health tends to be worse for those who do, according to a new study.

March 14, 2016

FDA expands use of Pfizer drug for rare form of lung cancer

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration expanded approval of a Pfizer drug to treat a small subset of lung cancer patients with a rare mutation.

March 8, 2016

High-glycemic diet linked to lung cancer risk

A diet heavy on white bread and other high-glycemic index (GI) foods may increase an individual’s risk of lung cancer, according to a new study.

February 24, 2016

More PET scans may not help lung, esophageal cancer survivors

Getting expensive radioactive imaging tests to see if a cancer of the lung or esophagus has recurred is not linked to better survival, according to a new study.