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How can air pollution cause lung cancer in never-smokers?
The new findings are based on human and laboratory studies of mutations in a gene called EGFR that are found…
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Scientists have tested immunotherapy for lung cancer in dogs
In the first phase 1 clinical trial, 21 pet dogs of various breeds with metastatic lung disease due to osteosarcoma…
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New lung cancer treatment could help patients live longer
Karen L. Reckamp, MD, Medical Director at Cedars-Sinai Cancer, said: “This clinical trial shows promise in prolonging the survival of…
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Lung cancer drug prolongs survival in bladder cancer patients
A total of 120 patients from 15 UK hospitals were recruited for the second phase of NEOBLADE randomized controlled trial,…
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New model to detect and prevent lung cancer recurrence
The researchers took tumor fragments from ten human NSCLC patients and injected them into immunocompromised mice. Circulating tumor cells from…
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Experimental drug may prove beneficial in combating life-threatening respiratory diseases
Conditions that can be fatal due to uncontrolled secretion of mucus in the airways such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary…
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Breakthrough double lung transplant at Northwestern Memorial Hospital is credited with saving a cancer patient’s life
CHICAGO (CBS) – New lungs were transplanted according to the first procedure at Northwestern Memorial Hospital – allowing a…
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Worm-on-a-chip device helps diagnose lung cancer
Nari Jang, a doctoral student presenting work at the meeting, said early diagnosis of cancer is crucial for effective treatment…
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