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Category Archives: Lung Cancer
Aspirin Can Prevent From Several Common Cancers
If you are taking aspirin to prevent heart attack, you should be glad to know that you might also be protected from a variety of cancers. According to a new study published in Lancet, taking aspirin over a long period … Continue reading
Posted in Breast cancer, Cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Colorectal cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Heart attack, Lung Cancer, Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Prostate cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer
Tagged Aspirin, Cancers, colorectal cancer, Esophageal Cancer, gastrointestinal cancers, Heart attack, Lung Cancer, Prostate cancer
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Black Tea Can Prevent Lung Cancer?
Black tea prevents nonsmokers from having lung cancer while milk and dairy products help deter lung cancer in smokers, according to research presented at CHEST 2010: American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting. The researchers conducted interviews and analysis on … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer, Tea
Tagged Black Tea, Lung Cancer, Pu'erh tea
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First-Line Erlotinib Triples Progression-Free Survival in NSCLC in Chinese Population
First-line erlotinib (Tarceva) tripled the progression-free survival in advanced non–small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients who had endothelial growth factor receptor (EGFR)-activating mutation, according to the OPTIMAL study presented at the 35th European Society for Medical Oncology Congress. The study … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Tagged carboplatin, endothelial growth factor receptor, erlotinib, gemcitabine, Gemzar, non–small cell lung carcinoma, NSCLC, OPTIMAL, progression-free, Survival, Tarceva
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How to Prevent Lung Cancer if You Are a Smoker?
If you are a smoker and would like to prevent lung cancer, you should consider eating a variety of fruit and vegetable. This piece of advice came from a new study published in the Aug 31 issue of the Cancer … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Lung Cancer
Tagged Lung Cancer, Smoker
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Gefitinib (Iressa) is better than Standard Therapy in Lung Cancer with EGFR Mutations
Gefitinib (Iressa) is more effective than first-line therapy in improving survival without disease in patients with advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and epidermal growth-factor receptor (EGFR) mutations. The current study was conducted in 230 patients from 43 centers in Japan, … Continue reading
Posted in Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Tagged carboplatin, EGFR, epidermal growth-factor receptor, gefitinib, Iressa, Lung Cancer, mutations, Non small cell lung cancer, paclitaxel, Survival
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Vitamin B6, Methionine Linked to Lower Risk for Lung Cancer
According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, serum levels of vitamin B6 and amino acid, methionine, were inversely associated with risk for lung cancer. The study was conducted among ~400,000 participants in 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Lung Cancer, Vitamins
Tagged Lung Cancer, Methionine, Smoking, vitamin B6
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Is Shark Cartilage Helpful For Cancer Patients?
Shark cartilage has been touted as a potential alternative or complementary cancer treatment for several decades. Dozens of shark cartilage products are sold as dietary supplements, but none have been studied in humans. A recently published study indicated that adding a … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, Tea
Tagged Cancer, curcumin, Green Tea, Non small cell lung cancer, NSCLC, Shark Cartilage, Survival
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Another Option in the Second Line Treatment of Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Docetaxel(Taxotere) has long been considered the standard of care for second-line treatment of advanced NSCLC. However, the disadvantage of using this agent include the need to administer it with corticosteroid premedication and its toxicity profile A new study published in … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Lung Cancer, Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
Tagged docetaxel, Javlor, Non small cell lung cancer, NSCLC, Survival, Taxotere, Treatment, vinflunine
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Vitamin K Intake Cut Cancer Risks
A study published in the March 24th issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggested that higher dietary intake of vitamin K may reduce the incidence of cancer and cancer-related mortality, particularly lung or prostate cancers. Vitamin K exists … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Lung Cancer, Prostate cancer
Tagged Cancer, vitamin K
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