Husky Happenings Nov 19, 2009
An anti-smoking demonstration will also be held at 2:30 p.m recognizing the people who die every three minutes from lung cancer, Clermont said. Rob Tokanel, News Staff. (Northeastern News, MA)
Pain killers promote cancer growth Nov 19, 2009
Two new studies have shown how shielding lung cancer cells from opiates reduce cell proliferation, invasion and migration in both cell-culture and mouse models. The researchers focussed on the mu opiate receptor, where morphine works, as a potential therapeutic target. (India Times, India)
Vital Signs health tips Nov 19, 2009
A study by the Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences (DIAS) shows that eating carrots can lower your risk of lung cancer. People who eat carotene-rich food also have lower risk of heart disease and arthritis. (CNN -- International)
Morphine may accelerate cancer growth Nov 19, 2009
They said the Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc drug Relistor, which is used to treat constipation caused by pain drugs like morphine, appeared to reverse some of the tumor-causing effects in mice and in lung cancer cells ... "This drug might actually inhibit the progression of lung cancer," Singleton said in a telephone interview ... "One very interesting thing these studies are showing is that many types of lung cancer have overexpression of these opiate receptors and they seem to be involved in... (MSNBC -- Health)
Study raises concerns about outdoor second-hand smoke Nov 19, 2009
" Studies that measured health outcomes following indoor smoking bans have credited the bans with lowering rates of heart attacks and respiratory illness, but Naeher said that the health impacts of outdoor second-hand smoke are still unknown. In Naeher's study, cotinine levels in the volunteers at the bar setting saw their levels increase from an average pre-exposure level of 0.069 ng/ml (nanograms per milliliter) to an average post-exposure level of 0.182 ng/ml. The maximum value observed,... (EurekAlert!)
Treatment With Folic Acid, Vitamin B12 Associated With Increased Risk of Cancer, Death Nov 19, 2009
"Results were mainly driven by increased lung cancer incidence in participants who received folic acid plus vitamin B12. Vitamin B6 treatment was not associated with any significant effects," the authors write. "Our results need confirmation in other populations and underline the call for safety monitoring following the widespread consumption of folic acid from dietary supplements and fortified foods.". (Science Daily)
• Michael R. Sprague Nov 19, 2009
Michael Ruding Sprague, 63, of Fredericksburg passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, at Carriage Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease and lung cancer. He will live in our hearts. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Adverse Symptom Reporting by Patients Vs. Clinicians Nov 19, 2009
of the Health Outcomes Group, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and colleagues gathered data from more than 160 lung cancer patients and their clinicians for six common symptoms reported via the standard adverse event reporting lexicon in oncology trials, the National Cancer institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE). Patients generally reported adverse symptoms earlier, more frequently, and with greater severity than their clinicians. (Science Daily)
Get more: Assignment 7 Nov 18, 2009
An opera star sings the praises of a remarkable new lung cancer therapy. Tags. (KGO, CA)
'Desperate Housewives' Star Fights Lung Cancer, Stigma Nov 18, 2009
Desperate Housewives' Star Fights Lung Cancer, Raises Awareness - Stop Smoking - FOXNews ... Desperate Housewives' Star Fights Lung Cancer, Raises Awareness ... But the former psychiatric nurse, who didn t embark on an acting career until the ripe old age of 42 (that s nearly 100 in Hollywood years), seems less concerned with her diagnosis than she is with what she describes as 00004000 the stigma attached to lung cancer. (Fox News)
Bangert's cancer battle comes to an end Nov 18, 2009
After more than a year of battling lung cancer, Sue Bangert - a Wayzata City Council member for seven years - died on Saturday, Nov. 14 ... Bangert, who was 66 when she died, was diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2008. (Minnetonka Lakeshore Weekly News, MN)
Get more: Healthbeat Nov 18, 2009
Surgery for lung cancer may not be necessary for some patients with an early form of the disease. Tags. (WLS, IL)
Monopoly on expensive, lifesaving drugs unfair Nov 18, 2009
Avastin, a biologic agent used to treat breast, colon and lung cancer, can cost more than $55,000 a year, and one treatment with the anti-lymphoma drug Rituxan costs $15,000-$20,000 a year. Drug companies argue that special monopoly protections and high prices are needed because biologic drugs are so difficult and expensive to produce. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The geography of smoking Nov 18, 2009
By now, I have lost my grandmother, a beloved teacher, two very dear mentors, and the mother of one of my closest friends, all smokers and all dead of emphysema or lung cancer. My mother has lung cancer now as well, almost certainly due to lifetime exposure to my grandmother's heavy smoking (mom never smoked, herself. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Poniard rebounds on picoplatin colon cancer data Nov 18, 2009
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO A day after Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc. said its drug candidate picoplatin failed to improve survival for patients with lung cancer, the company reported positive data on the drug as a treatment for colorectal cancer ... On Monday, Poniard said picoplatin did not significantly improve survival for lung cancer patients in a late-stage trial. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Dr. Jeff Hersh: Be aware of lung cancer risks Nov 18, 2009
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, so today's column is dedicated to helping move this cause forward ... Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths ... By far the biggest risk factor for developing lung cancer is smoking. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Targeting 'Normal' Cells in Tumors Slows Growth, Researchers Show Nov 18, 2009
"Our data clearly demonstrate that FAP indeed promotes the growth of colon cancer as well as lung cancer in animal models, and provide insight into how FAP works," says Pur ... D., they mated mice engineered to spontaneously develop lung cancer when their K-Ras gene is activated with mice whose FAP gene had been deleted to develop a new strain of mice with a genetic deletion of FAP and expressing an activated K-Ras gene. (Science Daily)
Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate Nov 18, 2009
"This does not prove there's causation. That would be like saying that carrying matches is associated with lung cancer. It is associated, but it doesn't mean it causes lung cancer.". "These data do not show that patients should stop taking PPIS, and, in fact, it would be dangerous for patients to stop PPIs or other medication without a physician's advice," Rihal said. (MEDLINEplus)
Why Having Breast Cancer Screenings Too Early Can Be Bad for You Nov 18, 2009
There are many types of screening, some of which are well-known: to test for breast cancer, for cervical cancer, for prostate cancer, for colon cancer, and chest CT scans for lung cancer ... Or consider lung cancer screening for former smokers: Between 25 percent and 60 percent will have , though few of these irregularities will turn out to be cancer ... Then there's the question of further testing, which, particularly for colon and lung cancer, can be fairly invasive. (Slate)
Poniard plunges on failure of picoplatin study Nov 17, 2009
The company said patients who took picoplatin as a treatment for relapsed lung cancer did not survive significantly longer than those who received only the best available care. In afternoon trading, Poniard shares dropped $5. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Hookah re-emerges among teenagers; parents worry about health risks Nov 17, 2009
Experts say smoking hookah carries the same risks as other tobacco products: lung cancer, asthma, emphysema, and other serious health risks. Frensdorff says there is also an increased risk of oral cancer because smokers tend not to inhale the smoke, but let it sit in their mouths. (KRNV.com, NV)
Snus product targets youth Nov 17, 2009
Even though SNUS is not associated with lung cancer since it is not inhaled, studies show an increase in pancreatic cancer and heart disease from SNUS customers. Please encourage our youth to not begin to use tobacco products and those that are using to realize the enormous health problems associated with tobacco use. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Jim Axel, 75: A voice from TV's ‘era of quality' Nov 17, 2009
On his 71st birthday, he found out he had lung cancer ... James Frederick Axel died on Saturday at Tidwell Hospice and Palliative Care in Venice from complications of lung cancer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Biosensor to Help Enlist Cancer Resistance Fighters? Nov 17, 2009
27, 2008) Scientists have found the right formula of radiation and immunotherapy for fighting lung cancer tumors in mice, which they hope will translate to better treatment in human lung. (July 21, 2009) Scientists have developed a new technique to detect extremely low concentrations of the typhus-inducing Salmonella typhi by using a biosensor, which is based on electrochemical measurements by means. (Science Daily)
Mammograms Should Start for Women at Age 50, Not 40, U.S. Panel Recommends Nov 17, 2009
is the second-leading cause of death among U.S. women, after lung cancer, killing 40,480 women in 2008, according to the task force report. The task force analyzed published research and developed computer-simulation models to evaluate the likely health outcomes if mammograms were begun at certain ages and done every one or two years. (Bloomberg -- US)
Upstage Lung Cancer benefit Nov 17, 2009
Tonight s performers will use their lungs to raise money for Upstage Lung Cancer, a Boston organization that raises awareness and supports research for detection and treatment of the disease ... The talent pool is Krisanthi Pappas, Kathy St. George, Brian De Lorenzo, and the founder of Upstage Lung Cancer Hildy Grossman (also a cancer survivor). (Boston Globe)
Sudden Cardiac Death Much More Likely to Strike Men Nov 17, 2009
"Compare this with the lifetime risk for lung cancer, which is one in 12 for men and one in 16 for colon cancer, and one in 17 for both in women," said Dr. Donald Lloyd-Jones, lead author of the study presented Sunday at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association, in Orlando, Fla. "These are diseases we think heavily about the consequences and certainly screen people.". (MEDLINEplus)
Poniard cancer drug misses goal in lung cancer Nov 17, 2009
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO Poniard Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Monday its cancer drug candidate picoplatin did not help lung cancer patients live longer, sending its shares plunging in early trading. Poniard was running a late-stage trial of picoplatin as a secondary treatment for non-small cell lung cancer, meaning the drug was given to patients who had previously been treated for the disease and had a relapse. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Faith and climate change Nov 16, 2009
The methods (and some of the people) were those that had previously been used against the link between lung cancer and tobacco. Hired mercenaries who would would spin anything for a $ irrespective of the consequences. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Hidden Mistakes In Hospitals Nov 16, 2009
In early 2005, doctors at Charlotte 00004000 Hungerford Hospital wrongly told 62-year-old Michael Santopietro that he had lung cancer, which led to the removal of a portion of his lungs and an eight-day stay in the hospital. He now uses an oxygen tank. (FOX61, CT)
Students voice concerns about smoker proximity Nov 16, 2009
Most of them won t really get heart attacks or lung cancer while they re students, Foulds said. While there are students who smoke directly outside building entrances, some try to be as considerate as possible to those around them. (The Daily Targum, NJ)
Conservatory of Flowers: Tropics, Treasures & Trains Nov 16, 2009
The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation event salutes research pioneers and features special guests, plus emcee Cheryl Jennings of ABC7 News. $350/$500. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Deaths in the news: Jim Axel Nov 15, 2009
One of his three sons, Jeff Axel, said "It was time." His father fought a tenacious battle with lung cancer after being diagnosed on his 71st birthday. Axel started with WAGA-TV in 1962 and retired from the station in 1996. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Three Fort Meade Medical Supporters To Be Honored With Memorial On Thursday Nov 15, 2009
Walker lost his battle with lung cancer in 2007. He is survived by four children Tim Walker and wife Susan, Ginger McIntyre and husband Russell, Diane Reed and husband Richard, and Jon Walker and wife Deana; and eight grandchildren, Ethan, Reuben, Erin, Brad, Taylor, Brody, Kirsten, and Justin. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Lack of room foils criminal court move Nov 15, 2009
The regulations are designed to prevent release of asbestos in a powder that can cause lung cancer when it is inhaled. The violations in the east-court-building project occurred when workers were removing some carpeting that was glued to a tile floor with adhesive containing asbestos, said Rick Barker, a supervisor in the Facilities Management Department. (AZCentral -- News)
• Don't quit quitting: Annual smokeout encourages cessation Nov 15, 2009
Tobacco use causes several types of cancer as well, with lung cancer being the most prevalent. While everyone knows the dangers of smoking and chewing tobacco, not everyone understands the serious nature of nicotine addiction. (Juneau Empire)
• Inez Lawson Nov 15, 2009
Inez Eleanor Shirk Lawson, 76, of Fredericksburg passed away peacefully from this earth on Friday, Nov. 13, 2009, at Mary Washington Hospital after a brave fight against lung cancer. She was born in Punxsutawney, Pa. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Mouth Is Indicator of Overall Health, Says Dental School Professor Nov 15, 2009
Future lung cancer prevention trials, for example, could soon be designed so that surface tissues inside the cheek could be checked to detect tobacco-induced damage in the lungs, according to a study led by Mao last year published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research. "We hypothesized that tobacco-induced molecular alterations in the oral epithelium are similar to those in the lungs," says Mao. (Science Daily)
Preventative Brain Radiation For Lung Cancer Patients: Benefits And Risks Nov 14, 2009
13, 2009) A new study is taking a closer look at the benefits versus risks for lung cancer patients to undergo preventative brain radiation therapy as a means to stop cancer from spreading to the brain ... Study results show that while preventative brain radiation for patients with non-small cell lung cancer -- the most common form of lung cancer -- does reduce the chance of developing brain metastases, it impacts some short-term and long-term memory ... "These findings offer a more complete... (Science Daily)
Viewpoint: 34th Great American Smokeout Nov 14, 2009
Smokers who quit also reduce their risk of lung cancer 10 years after quitting, the lung cancer death rate is about half that of a continuing smoker s. Some of the health effects of quitting are almost instant, too heart rate and blood pressure drop 20 minutes after quitting ... Thirty percent of cancer deaths, including 87 percent of lung cancer deaths, can be attributed to tobacco. (Danvers Herald, MA)
Topol out, Fierstein in for 'Fiddler on Roof' Nov 14, 2009
The harmonica virtuoso, who died last month after suffering from lung cancer, spent 33 years as a member of Miller's band and appeared on the Doobies' Grammy-winning album "Minute by Minute." Bonnie Raitt, Huey Lewis, George Thorogood, Elvin Bishop, Roy Rogers, Charlie Musselwhite and the Knockouts are also scheduled to appear at the event, which will benefit Buffalo's family. For information. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Dorothy M. Capavella Nov 14, 2009
She fought a courageous fight with Lung Cancer for over 2 years. 8:00 PM. Burial in Blue Hills Cemetery, Braintree. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Out of Africa: The Tobacco War's New Battleground Nov 13, 2009
Reducing secondhand smoke exposure can reduce the rates of lung cancer, heart attacks and breathing trouble in populations ... Since 1986 secondhand smoke has been recognized internationally as a contributor to lung cancer and, in 2006, the U.S. Surgeon General went so far as to say "there is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke." These findings, however, have not widely been put into regulatory action, leaving some 90 percent of Africans without local or national smoke-free laws, the... (Scientific American)
Stereotactic Radiotherapy Offers Noninvasive, Effective Treatment For Lung Cancer Patients Nov 13, 2009
12, 2009) Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) should be considered a new standard of care for early-stage lung cancer treatment in patients with co-existing medical problems, according to results from a national clinical trial led by UT Southwestern Medical Center physicians ... The most recent findings, presented today in Chicago at the 51st annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, show that the primary lung cancer did not recur 98 percent of the... (Science Daily)
New Polyp Detection Method Could Be Cost-Saver Nov 13, 2009
Colorectal cancer is the second-leading cause of death from cancer, outranked only by lung cancer. It will kill an estimated 49,920 people in the United States this year, according to the American Cancer Society. (MEDLINEplus)
Music: the week ahead Nov 12, 2009
LIFE IS A CABARET Four sparkling cabaret artists perform at this benefit for lung cancer research: Brian De Lorenzo, Hildy Grossman, Krisanthi Pappas, and Kathy St. George with musical direction by Timothy Evans. TV celebrity Joyce Kulhawik will emcee. (Boston Globe)
Tolles, Henke always glad to help a cause Nov 12, 2009
Tommy Tolles, raised in Cape Coral, and Nolan Henke, raised in Fort Myers, were back together at a golf benefit in Southwest Florida last week to help Palmetto-Pine assistant superintendent Mark White and his wife, Patti, who has terminal lung cancer ... The club is holding a fundraiser for Palmetto Pine assistant superintendent Mark White and his wife, Patti, who has terminal lung cancer. (The News-Press -- Sports)
Simple Questionaire Can Identify Patients At High Risk For Lung Cancer, Study Suggests Nov 12, 2009
11, 2009) A study featured in the November issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology confirms the success of a simple questionnaire designed to identify patients at high risk of lung cancer ... Colorado's Primary Care Partners surveyed more than 1,000 patients to evaluate their corresponding risk of lung cancer ... Of the patients with airflow obstruction, 88 underwent a full lung cancer screening. (Science Daily)
Drug Shrinks Lung Cancer Tumors In Mice Nov 12, 2009
11, 2009) A potential new drug for lung cancer has eliminated tumours in 50% of mice in a new study published November 10 in the journal Cancer Research. In the animals, the drug also stopped lung cancer tumours from growing and becoming resistant to treatment ... The authors of the research, from Imperial College London, are now planning to take the drug into clinical trials, to establish whether it could offer hope to patients with an inoperable form of lung cancer. (Science Daily)
Go smoke free for Smokeout Nov 12, 2009
- On Nov. 19, 2009, all Sailors stationed at Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE) will not be permitted to smoke on base in honor of National Lung Cancer Awareness Month ... As the Surgeon General warns, lung cancer is one of the many negative impacts of smoking ... Lung cancer kills more Americans than breast, prostate, colon, liver, kidney, and skin cancers combined. (The Dolphin, CT)
Survey finds health gnawed by pollution in S China Nov 12, 2009
"The growing number of hazy days has resulted in a big increase in lung cancer patients in Guangzhou over the past years," said Xie Qiang, associate professor from the Guangdong armed police force hospital. While the number of residents who smoke did not witness a sharp increase, the city's lung cancer patients reached 38 of every 100,000 people, doubling the figure recorded a decade ago, or seven times the number at the end of the 1970s, Xie said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Radiation Therapy Technique Successfully Treats Pain In Patients With Advanced Cancer Nov 12, 2009
2, 2009) Obesity, not the amount of radiation given, is the greatest factor in whether early-stage lung cancer patients develop chest wall pain after receiving stereotactic body radiation therapy to the chest. (Oct. (Science Daily)
Hiles News: A busy time of year in the Northwoods Nov 12, 2009
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and Sweet Potato Awareness Month. This week is Fraud Awareness Week and World Kindness Week. (Forest Republican, WI)
90 per cent of Africans still exposed to second-hand smoking Nov 12, 2009
" Global cigarette consumption has been rising steadily since James Bonsack invented the first cigarette rolling machine in 1881. By the 1960s, the controvertible health consequences of smoking had become apparent. The Third edition of the Tobacco Atlas states that all forms of tobacco are addictive and lethal while scientific evidence confirms that smokers face significantly elevated risk of death from numerous cancers particularly lung cancer, respiratory diseases, stroke and many fatal... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Weird news: Southerners love their health insurance Nov 12, 2009
yet he died of cancer (not lung cancer) at the age of 57, with isn t that old. go to www. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Experimental Drug Gives Cancer Patients HopeAfter a report on ABC's 'World News,' hundreds sought new cancer treatment. Nov 11, 2009
Bill Schuette had tried -- seven different kinds -- but his lung cancer continued to grow ... The broadcast report also showed how the had helped a woman with similar end-stage lung cancer who, like Schuette, was also a nonsmoker ... They discovered it had that very same genetic mutation, called ALK translocation/nonsmall cell lung cancer. (ABC News)
Letter: Global warming is real Nov 11, 2009
Newspapers today would not publish claims that cigarette smoking does not cause lung cancer. While the link between lung cancer and smoking was a legitimate scientific question decades ago, the science eventually became settled. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Dont miss chance for health-care reform Nov 11, 2009
"IF that is a good thing then please explain while all other major industrialized nations that provide universal health care have much lower survival rates across the board for all major deseases such as cancer?Overall Cancer Survival Rates. According to the survey of cancer survival rates in Europe and the United States, published recently in Lancet Oncology : 1 American women have a 63 percent chance of living at least five years after a cancer diagnosis, compared to 56 percent for European... (Nogales International, AZ)
Ellen Gellert (5) Nov 11, 2009
Ellen battled lung cancer for two and a half years in the same manner as she faced all aspects of her life: with grace, courage and a great sense of humor. She was born in Brooklyn on July 7, 1948 to Gabriel and Jeanne Gelber and grew up in Great Neck. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Is your cell phone slowly killing you? Nov 11, 2009
But Moskowitz counters that the tobacco industry used this reasoning for many years as evidence built that cigarettes had a link to lung cancer. Still, even Herberman agrees with skeptics that the electromagnetic radiation given off by cell phones is too weak to cause direct DNA damage. (CNN)
Drug 'shrinks lung cancer tumour' Nov 11, 2009
Drug 'shrinks lung cancer tumour. Small cell lung cancer has a poor prognosis ... Scientists have identified a drug which may offer hope to patients with a particularly lethal form of lung cancer. (BBC News -- Health)
Radiation After Surgery Reduces Chance Of Melanoma Returning Nov 11, 2009
11, 2006) Patients with lung cancer that has spread to mediastinal lymph nodes -- located between the chest, breastbone and spine -- who receive radiation after surgery and chemotherapy live twice as long as. (June 14, 2008) Adding radiation therapy to surgery significantly improves overall survival in patients diagnosed with node-positive head and neck cancer when compared to treating with surgery alone, according to a. (Science Daily)
Bon Jovi getting down to business, as a band and brand Nov 10, 2009
The album also marks the return of a fully engaged Sambora, 50, who spent much of the Lost Highway period dealing with a divorce from actress , his father's death from lung cancer, a broken arm, and a rehab stint to deal with addictions to alcohol and painkillers. "I thought I was showing up 100%, but I wasn't," Sambora says. (USA Today -- Life)
Mad Men, Season 3 Nov 10, 2009
I think season 4 will include a serious health issue for Don-perhaps lung cancer ... Also the brief scene when Sterling's dog food heiress old flame states that her first husband died of lung cancer, there is a brief cut to Don lighting up another. (Slate)
•Hearts and more hearts: Nov. 10, 2009 Nov 10, 2009
My mother was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer, and her wish was to have a feather mattress and a steak dinner. Thank you for granting her dying wish. (The Daily Journal)
