Lung Cancer - Page 24

October 24, 2015

Koch, Kravis donate total of $250M for hospitals, research

Industrialist David H. Koch (kohk) and financier Henry R. Kravis have made separate donations totaling $250 million for hospitals and medical research in New York City.

October 24, 2015

Heart group says e-cigarettes might help smokers quit

The American Heart Association's first policy statement on electronic cigarettes backs them as a last resort to help smokers quit. The American Cancer Society has no formal policy but quietly took a similar stance in May.

October 24, 2015

11 California schools closed for asbestos testing

School officials in California closed 11 Orange County schools to test the properties for cancer-causing asbestos, MyFoxLA.com reported.

October 24, 2015

FDA expands lung cancer approval for Bristol-Myers' drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday expanded its approval of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's immunotherapy drug Opdivo for patients with an additional form of advanced lung cancer.

October 24, 2015

FDA approves Bristol Myers Squibb’s Opdivo for lung cancer

U.S. regulators approved Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. ’s advanced lung cancer drug Opdivo, the latest of a string of events that has focused efforts on using the immune system to battle the disease.

October 24, 2015

More evidence poor cancer patients don't join clinical trials

Low-income cancer patients are much less likely to participate in clinical trials than their more affluent peers, a U.S. study confirms.

October 24, 2015

Chronic lung disease linked to greater risk for falls

Older people with a common lung disease are more likely to suffer from falls if they also have other medical problems, previous tumbles or a longer history of smoking, a recent study suggests.

October 24, 2015

Antioxidants speed up lung cancer growth, study shows

Testing the popular theory that antioxidants prevent cancer, Swedish researchers find that they may actually speed up tumor growth in certain patients

October 24, 2015

Nebraska mom receives terminal cancer diagnosis month after daughter is born

A Nebraska mom is looking forward to celebrating Christmas with her husband and newborn daughter, but she is also fighting to ensure it’s not her last as she battles terminal cancer.

October 24, 2015

US tobacco companies revive challenge to FDA over labeling

U.S. tobacco companies on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration hoping to stop the agency from enforcing a directive on changes to a tobacco product’s labeling or quantity.