Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death throughout the world. Standard treatment methods do not usually result in long-term recovery. In addition to the proliferation of the tumour cells, the growth of blood vessels controls tumors development. The blood vessel growth is controlled by several signalling molecules…

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Scientists Aim To Starve Lung Tumours

The latest issue of the journal Annals of Oncology reports that a major new study by one of the country’s leading cancer centers, the VU University Medical Center (VUMC) in Amsterdam has revealed that widespread use of advanced radiotherapy techniques in the Netherlands has resulted in improved survival rates amongst elderly lung cancer patients…

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Advanced Radiotherapy Linked To Improved Survival Rates Among Elderly Lung Cancer Patients

A patient education process may provide an antidote to the emotional and physical difficulties that lung cancer patients face before and after an operation, according to a new study published in the May issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons…

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Lung Cancer Patients Benefit From Patient Education Video When Viewed Before Their Operation

According to a study in the April 25 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, genotype rs1051730-rs16969968 and objective measures of tobacco exposure are associated with each other. The link indicates that the risk of developing lung cancer is mostly, if not completely, caused by the level of tobacco exposure…

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Tobacco Exposure And Genetics Linked To Lung Cancer Risk

A single gene that promotes initial development of the most common form of lung cancer and its lethal metastases has been identified by researchers at Mayo Clinic in Florida. Their study suggests other forms of cancer may also be driven by this gene, matrix metalloproteinase-10 (MMP-10)…

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Gene Critical To Development And Spread Of Lung Cancer Identified