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‘Fluorescent markers’ to illuminate cancer begins Phase 3 clinical trials
On Target Laboratories Inc., a privately held biotechnology company developing the use of Purdue University-discovered…
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Cancer deaths decline in US, with advances in prevention, detection and treatment
Jonathan M. Gerber, University of Massachusetts Medical School The American Cancer Society recently reported a…
Lung cancer screening decision aid delivered through tobacco quitlines improves informed decision-making
Tobacco quitlines provide an effective avenue to reach people eligible for lung cancer screening In…
Lung cancer: quitting smoking regrows protective lung cells – new research
Sam Janes, UCL and Peter Campbell, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute We know that quitting smoking…
UK experts decry lung cancer diagnoses via A&E
Emergency hospital admission is still the most common route for diagnosing lung cancer in the…
Never too late to quit: Protective cells could cut risk of lung cancer for ex-smokers
Protective cells in the lungs of ex-smokers could explain why quitting smoking reduces the risk…
Shortness of breath and cough increase as first symptom of lung cancer
GPs are being urged to consider shortness of breath and cough as potential predictors of…
First-of-its-kind technology lights up lung cancer cells, helps improve patient outcomes
A groundbreaking tumour-highlighting technology – OTL38 – enhances the visualisation of lung cancer tissue, providing…
Alteration related to reduced effectiveness of lung cancer treatment revealed
The Cancer Genetics Group of the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute, led by Montse Sánchez-Céspedes,…
Robotic bronchoscopy found to be safe, reliable for diagnosing lung cancer
In the first published study since the market release of robot-assisted bronchoscopy, researchers at Fox…