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Point Therapeutics initiates phase III lung cancer trial
Pharmaceutical Business Review - 8 hours ago first patient in the company's second phase III clinical trial, which will evaluate its anticancer drug talabostat in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

Last-minute radiation saves lung cancer patients
Reuters - Jan 22, 2006 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Small doses of radiation meant to ease the symptoms of incurable lung cancer may actually save the lives of a few patients, surprised

Nitroglycerin May Enhance Chemotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung
Cancer Consultants (press release), TN - Feb 6, 2006 drugs Navelbine (vinorelbine) and Platinol (cisplatin) may improve response rates in patients with stage IIIB or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

Resections for Elderly Patients With Lung Cancer Appears Safe
DG News - Jan 31, 2006 CHICAGO, IL -- January 31, 2006 -- Elderly patients undergoing pulmonary resection for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) appear to have clinical outcomes and

Lung cancer study offers patients hope
The Age, Australia - Jan 28, 2006 have made a "surprise" finding they believe has the potential to improve treatment for one of the deadliest types of cancer, non-small cell lung cancer.

Blacks are more likely to get lung cancer
San Jose Mercury News, USA - Jan 25, 2006 LOS ANGELES - Even when they smoke the same amount, blacks are more likely than whites and others to develop lung cancer, suggesting genes may help explain the

KENNEDY STATEMENT ON ASBESTOS TRUST FUND LEGISLATION
American Chronicle, CA - Feb 8, 2006 Each year, more than 10,000 of them die from lung cancer and other diseases caused by asbestos. Each year, hundreds of thousands

Lung cancer survival rates may be linked to access to care
DG News - Feb 6, 2006 WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- February 6, 2006 -- New research suggests that the lower survival rates of blacks with lung cancer may be explained by access to care.

Some Races More Prone to Lung Cancer than Others
AXcess News, NV - Jan 26, 2006 By Staff. (AXcess News) Reno, NV - If you're a smoker you may not have considered it, but your race may affect the risk of contracting lung cancer more than

Pou's sister speaks of own addiction
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 16 hours ago She died from lung cancer in September 2002. Janice Pou's older sister, Margaret Karipa, a smoker, died from lung cancer on October 31, 1998.