Lung Cancer Vaccine Gets Injection of Funding for R & D Lung Cancer Vaccine Gets Injection of Funding for R & D
Researchers are using technology similar to that of COVID-19 vaccine.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Source Type: news
Forget 'Pack-Years' for Lung Cancer Screening Eligibility, Study Suggests
(MedPage Today) -- Dropping pack-years for lung cancer screening eligibility in favor of a simpler 20-year history of smoking could substantially increase the number of cancers detected and eliminate racial disparities as well, according to an... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 1, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Man receives life-saving transplant after seeing story
Dr. Gary Gibbon was battling lung cancer when he saw an NBC News story on experimental transplants being carried out at Northwestern Medicine. A year later, he credits it with saving his life.#garygibbon #northwesternmedicine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A doctor with lung cancer got a lifesaving treatment after seeing an NBC News report
As a pulmonologist, Dr. Gary Gibbon never expected to be diagnosed with lung disease himself, much less be in need of a new set of lungs. “I had no previous medical history of any significance. I was on no medication at all on a regular basis,” Gibbon, of Santa Monica, California, told NBC News.…#garygibbon #santamonica #ct #gibbon #nolaroller #northwesternmedicine #northwestern #ankitbharat #ucla #bharat (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chemo and Heart Disease; Flawed Lung Cancer Screening; New Vax Recommendations
(MedPage Today) -- An author shares his own story about the "pay me now or pay me later" relationship between cancer chemotherapy and heart disease. (Washington Post)
Three pending cases before the U.S. Supreme Court have the potential to reshape... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - March 29, 2024 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Doctor Gets First U.S. Lung-Liver Transplant for Advanced Lung Cancer
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- Dr. Gary Gibbon didn’t have long to live.
A harsh cocktail of chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy for his advanced lung cancer had permanently destroyed his lungs and caused irreparable damage to his... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 28, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Amivantamab Offers Post-Progression Benefit in EGFRm NSCLC Amivantamab Offers Post-Progression Benefit in EGFRm NSCLC
Even if patients with EGFR-mutated lung cancer progress on amivantamab plus chemotherapy, there is a survival benefit over chemotherapy alone, follow-up analyses of PAPILLON and MARIPOSA-2 showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Lung Cancer Screening Unveils Hidden Health Risks Lung Cancer Screening Unveils Hidden Health Risks
Screening for lung cancer can identify more than lung malignancies.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 28, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Tarlatamab Shows Promise in Tackling Previously Treated SCLC Tarlatamab Shows Promise in Tackling Previously Treated SCLC
The investigational drug led to encouraging overall survival and intracranial disease control in patients with small-cell lung cancer, longer-term trial data suggested.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Novocure's Lung Cancer Device Slows Progression to Brain in Trial, Shares Rise Novocure's Lung Cancer Device Slows Progression to Brain in Trial, Shares Rise
Novocure said on Wednesday that its device met the main goal of a late-stage trial by slowing the progression of cancer to the brain in patients with a type of lung cancer,...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Novocure's Device Shown to Slow Cancer Progression in the Brain in Trial Novocure's Device Shown to Slow Cancer Progression in the Brain in Trial
Novocure ' s therapy met the main goal of a late-stage trial of slowing the progression of cancer to the brain in patients with a type of lung cancer, the company said on...Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Why Are So Many Young People Getting Cancer? It ’s Complicated
Just this month, two young, high-profile public figures announced that they have cancer. First, Olivia Munn, 43, disclosed that she was treated for breast cancer after catching it early. Days later, Kate Middleton, 42, announced she has been receiving treatment for an unspecified form of cancer.
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Their diagnoses spotlight a troubling trend: both in the U.S. and around the world, cancer diagnoses are growing more common among adults younger than 50. By 2030, one recent study estimated, the number of these early-onset cancer diagnoses could increase by roughly 30% worldwide&md...
Source: TIME: Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Lung Cancer Screening Unveils Hidden Health Risks Lung Cancer Screening Unveils Hidden Health Risks
Screening for lung cancer can detect other health issues and can provide information on three of the top ten causes of death.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - March 26, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology Source Type: news
Lung cancer: ICMR invites researchers to conduct meta-analyses for evidence-based guidelines
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is seeking researchers to conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses on lung cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, management, and palliation. The review teams will evaluate literature on 30 review questions identified by the Guideline Development Group. The initiative aims to develop evidence-based guidelines for lung cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, management, and palliation, focusing on the link between tobacco smoking and air pollution. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Huge UK boost for lung cancer as new vaccine given the green light
Those at high risk of developing lung cancer could find themselves with access to a new vaccine thanks to a ground breaking boost for Britain. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
