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Gene test for lung cancer
Auckland :: New Zealand | 5 months ago
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Smokers can now take a test to predict their risk of getting lung cancer, using world-first technology developed by Kiwi researchers. The gene-based mouth swab, which will cost $275, was developed from research carried out by Associate Professor Robert...
Tags: lung cancer, based test, increases risk, cancer risk, binge drinking
Watergate burglar Bernard Barker dies in Miami
Miami :: FL :: USA | 6 months ago
Credibility The Cuban-born former Central Intelligence Agency operative, who also participated in the Bay of Pigs invasion, died at his home yesterday after being taken to hospital the night before, said his stepdaughter, Kelly Andrad. Barker appeared to have died...
Tags: watergate burglar, Florida, Miami Herald Barker, lung cancer, CIA, Bernard Leon Barker, Kelly Andrad, Bay of Pigs, Bernard Barker, heart problems
GulfNews, United Arab Emirates: Worldwide, 19 people die every hour from lung cancer, making it one of the globe's biggest killers.
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | 6 months ago
Credibility Published: May 31, 2009, 23:05 Worldwide, 19 people die every hour from lung cancer, making it one of the globe's biggest killers. Possibly for this more than any other disease, prevention really is better than cure, and the only hope for survival is...
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Natalie Cole Is Released from Hospital
São Paulo :: Brazil | 6 months ago
Credibility Natalie Cole has been discharged from the hospital five days after undergoing a kidney transplant...The Grammy winner, 59, planned to attend a private family memorial service on Monday for her sister Carole "Cookie" Cole, who passed away following a battle...
Tags: Natalie Cole Leaves Hospital, lung cancer, kidney transplant
TVNZ.co.nz: NZ research could save thousands
Auckland :: New Zealand | 6 months ago
Credibility New Zealand doctors have recently completed research which has the potential to help save thousands of lives worldwide. Compelling evidence has been gathered to suggest a popular drug used to prevent heart disease may also protect against two other major...
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About.com: Women at Greater Risk for Lung Cancer from Smoking
Lugano :: Switzerland | 7 months ago
Credibility Women may be more likely to develop lung cancer from the carcinogens in tobacco. So it appears from a study presented at the European Multidisciplinary Conference in Thoracic Oncology in Lugano, Switzerland, May 1-3, 2009. Previous studies have also suggested...
Tags: lung cancer, develop lung, younger ages
Daily Mail, UK: Women 'more vulnerable to cancer-causing effects of smoking'
Athens :: Greece | 7 months ago
Credibility Scientists who studied 683 lung cancer patients found that women tended to be younger than men when they developed the disease. This was despite the fact that on average they smoked significantly less than men...Dr Enriqueta Felip, from Val D'Hebron University...
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Lung cancer risk higher for women smokers
Dublin :: Ireland | 7 months ago
Credibility Women who smoke are more likely than male smokers to develop lung cancer , research suggests. It also finds that female smokers are more likely to be diagnosed with the disease at an earlier age and have a greater risk of getting adenocarcinoma, a common...
Tags: lung cancer
Wait times for chemo jump 10%
Ontario :: CA :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility Wait times for chemotherapy are growing longer as the aging population strains Ontario's cancer care system, according to a report by two cancer care advocacy groups. The wait time for 90 per cent of patients to start treatment averaged 73 days last year,...
Tags: lung cancer
Drugs.com: Roche Announces Collaboration to Investigate New Treatment Strategy With Tarceva in Lung Cancer
Basel :: Switzerland | 7 months ago
Credibility Previous results from smaller trials suggest that tumours with mutations are highly sensitive to treatment with Tarceva...This means that patients with these genetic mutations may benefit from earlier treatment with Tarceva, which could lead to significant...
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