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October 24, 2015

Groom who delayed lung cancer tests dies 6 weeks after wedding

A British man who delayed tests for lung cancer in order to get married died six weeks after saying, “I do,” the Daily Mirror reported.

October 24, 2015

Simple breath test may help diagnose lung cancer, study finds

An easy breath test may be able to indicate if a person has early-stage lung cancer.

October 24, 2015

FDA approves Pfizer drug to treat very rare lung disease

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first drug to treat a rare, progressive lung disease that mainly affects women of childbearing age.

October 24, 2015

Doctors propose tool to help gauge the value of cancer drugs

The pushback against soaring cancer drug prices is gaining steam.

October 24, 2015

Study ties more deaths, types of disease, to smoking

Breast cancer, prostate cancer, and even routine infections. A new report ties these and other maladies to smoking and says an additional 60,000 to 120,000 deaths each year in the United States are probably due to tobacco use.

October 24, 2015

Asbestos concerns lead to closure of Iowa school building

The main building at Washington High School in Cedar Rapids has been closed as officials deal with the presence of asbestos.

October 23, 2015

Cigarettes linked to half of deaths from 12 common cancers

Roughly half of deaths from 12 smoking-related cancers may be linked directly to cigarette use, a U.S. study estimates. 

October 23, 2015

New method shows promise for urine cancer test

Detecting diseases such as cancer could one day be done with a urine test, if a new technique demonstrated in two new studies proves to be safe and effective in people.

October 23, 2015

Roche immunotherapy improves lung cancer survival

A mid-stage trial of Roche Holding AG's experimental immunotherapy showed that it doubled the likelihood of survival for lung cancer patients with the highest levels of a specific biomarker.

October 23, 2015

Younger cancer patients more open to alternative therapies

Cancer patients under age 65 are much more likely than older people to explore alternative and complementary medicine for easing their symptoms and side effects of treatment, a new study suggests.