Lung cancer
Lung cancer pill drastically cuts risk of death after surgery
The study was the result of a 682-patient trial that included participants diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer
Cancer foundation holds protest over polluted river
In a bid to draw attention to pollution and the risk of cancer in the Ergene River Basin, the Foundation for Children with Leukemia (LÖSEV) has organized a protest at the banks of Çorlu Creek in the western province of Tekirdağ.
Insight into tumor cells’ organanization offers hope for new treatment
Scientists map out mitochondrial structures in lung cancer tumors to find complex, nutrient-specific needs of the cells
Lung cancer rates higher among poor and homeless
The Hellenic Lung Cancer Society has launched an awareness campaign aptly titled "Mind the Gap," referring to the gap in information and access to health services and in prevention.
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Lung Cancer Breakthrough: Screening Doubles Long-Term Survival
A groundbreaking multinational study, recently published in Radiology, has shed new light on the immense impact of early-stage lung cancer detection through low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening. The study's findings have far-reaching implications, suggesting that patients diagnosed with lung cancer via CT screening exhibit a remarkable 20-year survival rate of approximately 81%.
Pill halves risk of death in type of lung cancer
A pill has been shown to halve the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer when taken daily after surgery to remove the tumor, according to clinical trial results presented on June 4.
The results were unveiled in Chicago at the largest annual conference of cancer specialists, hosted by the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
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Golnik clinic tracks progress in lung cancer treatment
Golnik – The Golnik Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases is one of Slovenia’s main lung cancer treatment facilities, diagnosing about 40% of some 1,500 new cases of the disease that get detected in the country every year. Its register of patients shows encouraging progress in treatment in the past decade.
Over 27,000 diagnosed with lung cancer annually in Turkey
An average of 23,000 men and 4,500 women in Turkey are diagnosed with lung cancer every year, according to data by the country's Health Ministry.
Tobacco use causes around 80-90 percent of lung cancer cases, the data showed as the world observes Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
Annually more than 4,000 People Develop Lung Cancer in Bulgaria - over 3,000 of them Are Men
Every year, 4250 new cases of lung cancer are diagnosed in Bulgaria, 3260 of them among men, Prof. Asen Dudov, chairman of the Bulgarian Cancer Society, told BTA. According to him, the reasons for the increase in lung cancer cases are smoking, exposure to asbestos, passive smoking, genetic prerequisites and more.
November - Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Lung cancer remains among the most lethal cancers - it causes more deaths than breast, prostate and colon cancers.
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