Asthma - Many Keep Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis

Many Keep Smoking After Cancer Diagnosis
InteliHealth - Nov 28 6:38 PM
(USA TODAY) -- Up to half of smokers continue to light up cigarettes after being diagnosed with cancer even though tobacco use substantially increases a patient's risk of death, a new study shows.Save to My Web

Lung cancer program to be held Dec. 1
The Hub - Nov 23 6:02 AM
Frankly Speaking About Lung Cancer: Stepping Back to Take a Closer Look, a program created by The Wellness Community, will be presented on Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m. at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch.Save to My Web

Cancer patients, too, find it hard to give up smoking
US News & World Report - Nov 30 9:03 AM
As many as half of smokers who are diagnosed with cancer keep smoking or relapse soon after giving up the habitwhich, not surprisingly, can make matters worse. According to a new study appearing online in the journal Cancer, continuing to smoke not only increases the chances of developing cancer in another part of the body but also interferes with the effectiveness of treatment.Save to My Web

(AFX UK Focus) 2005-11-24 10:33 GMT: GlaxoSmithKline's Hycamtin receives positive lung cancer opinion in Europe
Interactive Investor - Nov 24 3:00 AM
LONDON (AFX) - GlaxoSmithKline PLC said its Hycamtin drug has received a positive opinion on lung cancer treatment from an EU regulatory committee that it said will go forward for final marketing approval in Europe.Save to My Web

Study: States Misdirecting Tobacco Money
ABC News - 32 minutes ago
Study Says States Aren't Using Tobacco Settlement Funds for Smoking PreventionSave to My Web

AstraZeneca starts lung cancer drug study
ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance - Nov 23 5:20 AM
Drug goliath AstraZeneca posted gains today after it said it had started recruiting patients into a pivotal Phase II/III study of lung cancer drug AZD2171.Save to My Web

University of Florida, Columbia Scientists Closer To New Cancer Detection Method
Science Daily - Nov 30 9:12 AM
Detection method involves introducing molecularly engineered strands of DNA into cell cultures and observing whether they unleash a fluorescent burst after they adhere to cancer proteins.Save to My Web

New Regimen Extends Liver Cancer Survival
Health Scout - Nov 29 8:00 AM
TUESDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Precisely targeting radiation at a liver tumor -- not the entire organ -- and delivering 400 times the normal amount of chemotherapy directly to the liver helps extend the lives of liver cancer patients, a new study finds.Save to My Web

Health Problems Abound Months After Katrina Roared Ashore
NRDC Worldview - Nov 30 11:47 AM
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