Lung cancer

Elderly colon cancer patients not offered chemotherapy Although chemotherapy can reduce the chances of dying of colon cancer, it is not always offered to elderly patients -- particularly women, results of a study suggest...

'Staging' Classification Accurately Predicts Lung-Cancer Survival For lung cancer patients, the stage of lung cancer determines the prognosis they have and which kind of treatment they will get...

Cigars increase lung cancer risk fivefold Men who smoke cigars increase their risk of lung cancer by five times, researchers said on Tuesday...

Couric urges lawmakers to help promote colon cancer screening Katie Couric, co-host of NBC's ``Today'' show, told a Senate committee Monday that the entertainment industry is mobilizing to raise national awareness of colon cancer, and urged lawmakers to help...

Drug may prolong survival in lung cancer patients Preliminary clinical studies indicate that an experimental anticancer drug called decitabine may prolong survival in patients with advanced lung cancer...

Personal Loss Teaches Lesson About Cancer He died 16 years ago this month, and nothing has been the same since...

Drug benefits patients with emphysema A substance called alpha1-antitrypsin can slow lung deterioration and prolong survival in patients with severe emphysema, researchers conclude...

More Than 125,000 to Get Cancer from Diesel Fumes, Concludes New State-Local Government Analysis More than 125,000 Americans may get cancer from the dirty diesel exhaust from trucks, buses and other diesel engines, concludes a new analysis by state and local clean-air regulators...

Doctors Weigh Sometimes-Conflicting Studies on Vitamin Supplements At this winters meeting of the American College of Cardiology, a presenter asked the 500 heart specialists in the room to raise a hand if they took vitamin E. About half did...

Saliva, Urine Tests May Detect Cancer Testing urine, saliva and other bodily fluids for certain genetic mutations may prove a simple and non-invasive way to detect head, neck, lung and other cancers...