Lung cancer - Less-Invasive Way To Determine The Severity Of Lung Cancer

Lung cancer - Less-Invasive Way To Determine The Severity Of Lung Cancer 

Less-Invasive Way To Determine The Severity Of Lung Cancer 
This year in the US, more than 200,000 men and women will be diagnosed with lung cancer. A biopsy is needed to confirm the diagnosis and extent of the disease.

Rheumatoid arthritis boosts cancer death risk 
Rheumatoid arthritis doesn't increase the risk of developing cancer but does boost a person's risk of dying from a malignancy should it arise, a U.K. study finds. The study, published in the March issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, included 2,105 patients with recent-onset inflammatory polyarthritis (IP) who were followed for 10 years. Over time, many cases of new-onset IP develop into rheumatoid ...

Breath test may pick up lung cancer --- HealthandAge 
New research suggests that a breath test can detect early stage lung cancer. Lung cancer is often diagnosed at a late stage, when treatment is less likely to be successful.