Lung cancer - Lung cancer plays favorites

Lung cancer plays favorites
Honolulu Advertiser, HI - Jan 26, 2006 Blacks and Hawaiians who smoke up to a pack of cigarettes a day have a significantly higher risk of developing lung cancer than people of other ethnic groups

Lawsuit filed by Marlboro Smokers for Lung Cancer Screenings
Best Syndication, CA - Jan 20, 2006 This past Thursday a group of heavy cigarette smokers filed a lawsuit against Philip Morris USA for reimbursement of medical tests to screen for lung cancer.

Past HRT use may lower odds of surviving lung cancer
Reuters - Jan 26, 2006 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who develop lung cancer appear to have lower survival rates if they have a history of using hormone replacement therapy (HRT

Kosovo's president dies of lung cancer
Billings Gazette, USA - Jan 22, 2006 PRISTINA, Serbia-Montenegro - President Ibrahim Rugova died of lung cancer Saturday, leaving Kosovo's fractious political scene in disarray just before the

Small Percentage of 'Terminal' Lung Cancer Patients Inexplicably
Daily News Central, NV - Jan 24, 2006 A study of patients with incurable lung cancer who were given weeks to live and received only low-dose radiotherapy to make their final weeks more comfortable

African American smokers are more prone to developing Lung cancer
MedIndia, India - Jan 28, 2006 Researches have found that African American smokers are more prone to developing lung cancer than White American smokers who smoked the same quantity of

Manitoba health care ranked lowest of provinces: study
CBC Manitoba, Canada - 11 hours ago and Saskatchewan. Manitoba was in last place. Highest female incidence rate for lung cancer, tied with Quebec. Highest proportion

Black smokers more apt to develop lung cancer
The Spokesman Review, WA - Jan 26, 2006 LOS ANGELES Blacks who smoke up to a pack a day are far more likely than whites who smoke similar amounts to develop lung cancer, suggesting genes may help