Lung cancer

Tobacco companies target smoking research Cigarette makers, Philip Morris in particular, have waged a multimillion-dollar campaign aimed at discrediting the conclusions of an international cancer panel that exposure to secondhand smoke increases the risk of lung cancer...

Advanced melanoma patients respond to DNA therapy For the first time, antisense therapy -- a treatment in which a snippet of DNA is used to block proteins --has been successfully used to treat solid tumors in humans, according to results from a small, preliminary study...

FDA clears device for liver cancer treatment The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given marketing approval for a device used in treating inoperable cancers of the liver, according to the device manufacturer, Sunnyvale, California-based RadioTherapeutics...

Breakthrough cancer therapy may treat other illnesses Anti-angiogenesis therapies designed to fight cancer by starving tumors of their blood supply may also offer hope to patients suffering from other diseases, including asthma and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers report...

Prostate cancer not always recorded as cause of death With more than half of American men over the age of 80 suffering from two or more chronic diseases, the task of accurately indicating the "cause of death" on a death certificate when the time comes may not be easy.

"Safer" cigarette claims draw fire The US government and public health groups warned consumers Wednesday to doubt claims by tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds that it has developed a "safer" cigarette.

Natural protein kills lung cancer A protein produced in the lymph glands can kill lung cancer cells and might be a useful addition to the mix of therapies used to treat the disease, researchers said on Tuesday...

Breathing Soot Isn't a Good Idea, Study Shows New research confirms that breathing soot particles can lead to serious illness and premature death...

Lack Of Awareness Of Bladder Cancer Compared with cancers of the breast, lung or colon, bladder cancer is almost a secret...

Inhaled drug helps fight advanced cancer Patients who have advanced malignant melanoma may benefit from inhalation of interleukin-2, a drug that boosts the body's immune response...