Lung Cancer - Page 25

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.

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.