Chest health - Gem of a leader will be missed

Gem of a leader will be missed
Chicago Sun-Times - Nov 30 2:43 AM
Girls in Chicago lost their best friend last week. Cynthia K. McLachlan, the founder and benefactor behind Girl's Best Friend Foundation, died on Thanksgiving Day after a long battle with lung cancer.Save to My Web

Plant product may help prevent lung cancer
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Nov 24 7:16 AM
Treatment with deguelin, a chemical found in various plants, may help prevent lung cancer caused by cigarette smoking, the results of an animal study suggest.Save to My Web

New study of VEGF signalling inhibitor AZD2171 used for patients with advanced NSCLC
PharmaBiz - Nov 28 6:50 PM
AstraZeneca started the recruitment into a pivotal Phase II/III study of the novel vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signalling inhibitor, AZD2171, in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Save to My Web

The scientific jury is still out on whether green tea fights cancer
NorthJersey.com - Nov 29 7:07 AM
Tea, to China's 18th-century Emperor Chien Lung, was more than a whistle-wetting pick-me-up: It was "that precious drink which drives away the five causes of sorrow."Save to My Web

Week-Long Symposium on Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments for Liver, Kidney, Bone and Lung, and Emerging Research
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Nov 28 4:30 AM
Clinicians and basic scientists from academia, private practice, government and industry come together today for a week-long multi-disciplinary symposium in interventional oncology, a rapidly growing area of medicine involving minimally invasive interventional radiology treatments for cancer.Save to My Web

Maureen's Medical Moment: New findings in causes and treatments of lung cancer
WNDU 16 - Nov 29 1:44 PM
The statistics are startling: each year, more than 170,000 Americans will be diagnosed with lung cancer. Of those diagnosed, nearly 165,000 will die. Two years ago, Joan Shoop learned she had lung cancer.Save to My Web

Fewer dying of cancer while incidence remains stable, Great Britain
Medical News Today - Nov 27 4:08 PM
New statistics reveal that fewer middle-aged people are dying of cancer, while the number of new cases is stable. The findings will be presented at the Britain Against Cancer conference today (Thursday).Save to My Web