More Lung & Chest Cancer News

• High Meat Consumption Linked to Heightened Cancer Risk

  Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A quarter-pound hamburger or a small pork chop eaten daily ...

• Blood Test to Detect Lung Cancer Being Eyed

  Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) -- It may be possible to use a blood test to ...

• Special MRI Shows Secondhand Smoke Damages Lungs

  Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Using a special type of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), U.S. ...

• PET Scans Could Boost Lung Cancer Diagnosis

  Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The use of PET imaging may improve the diagnosis and ...

• Quality of Life Predicts Lung Cancer Survival

  Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Quality of life is the most important predictor of survival ...

• More Dollars Don't Boost Lung Cancer Survival

  Oct 23 (HealthDay News) -- Although it can cost more than $1 million to give ...

• Researchers ID New Gene Linked to Lung Cancer

  Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- A new gene associated with human lung cancer has been ...

• Hycamtin Approved for Relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancer

  Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Hycamtin (topotecan) capsules have been approved by the U.S. Food ...

• U.S. Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall

  Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Death rates from cancer are dropping more quickly across the ...

• Immune Proteins Warn of Early Lung Cancer

  Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- British researchers say they've spotted key immune system proteins that ...

• 3 New Lung Cancer Genes Identified

  Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Three genes that appear to work together are associated with ...

• Gene Tests Match Up Lung Tumors, Best Treatment

  Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Identifying a lung tumor's genetic profile may help doctors determine ...

• Hushed Genes Might Mean Higher Lung Cancer Risk

  Sept. 20 (HealthDay News) -- If the collective activity of 15 genes that protect against ...

• Experts Offer Tips on Lung Cancer Prevention

  Sept.11 (HealthDay News) -- People, especially smokers, should not rely on vitamin and mineral supplements ...

• Mental Health Woes Strike Half of Cancer Patients

  Sept. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Half of all people with advanced or terminal cancer suffer ...

• Filtered Cigarettes Blamed for Huge Rise in Type of Lung Cancer

  Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The introduction of filtered and low-tar cigarettes in the 1950s ...

• Knee Pain May Signal Lung Cancer

  Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) --Heavy smokers with knee arthritis may be experiencing an early sign ...

• Test Spots Genetic Damage Done by Smoking

  Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental lung cancer screening test designed to look for ...

• Brain Radiation Treatment Boosts Lung Cancer Survival

  August 16 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation treatment focused on the brain boosts the survival of ...