Tagged ‘lung cancer’
Advanced Never Smoker Adenocarcinoma of the Lung- study of a patient with lung cancer who never smoked
Advanced Never Smoker Adenocarinoma of the Lung: Report of Paired Normal and Tumor Whole Genome and Transcriptome Sequencing, as it is named, is the first in its kind of study about a patient suffering from lung cancer who has never smoked throughout her life. The study is been presented by The Translational Genomics Research Institute and the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Centre at Scottsdale Healt... More »
Screening of non-smokers for lung cancers: recommends a study in Japan
A recent study conducted in Japan has showed that chest scans of people who have never smoked will help in diagnosing cancer at the early stage. Such a step will also help in decreasing the number of deaths due to lung cancer. Health experts say that in non-Asian countries the results of the study will not be applicable. In the non-Asian countries most cases of lung cancers are those people who... More »
Lung Cancer – The Leading Cause Of Cancer Death Worldwide
Somewhere in the world, one person dies from lung cancer every 30 seconds. This disease is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Annually are more than 1.3 million new cases and 1.2 million deaths. Lung cancer is the most common worldwide, yet least publicized. He is stigmatized due to association with smoking, being viewed as a disease "self-inflicted, although about 13% of cases occ... More »
Lung Cancer – Stages, Treatments and Care
In general, there are three types of treatment that can be used for patients with lung cancer. This is done separately or combined, depending on each case: Surgery; Radiotherapy; Chemotherapy. Small cell lung cancer and lung cancer non-small cell are different and therefore different treatments. Depending on the disease stage will determine the best therapeutic option. This differs ... More »
Cancer Prevention with Anti-Cancer Foods
Carrots Carrots are great sources of antioxidants and also are the richest source of pro vitamin A. Carrot antioxidants help prevent cardiovascular disease, cancer and improve vision, especially on the night. Carrots are the richest source of the carotid. A rich diet was associated with decreased 20% menstrual breast cancer and 50% incidence of bladder cancer, cervix, prostate, colon, esophagu... More »
Asbestos Treatment Options And Outlook
Exposure to asbestos can cause serious harm to human body and even lead to cancer. However, asbestos-related diseases take a long time to develop and are thus not easy to detect in their early stages. This complicates the process of asbestos treatment and diagnosis. In fact, in many cases of asbestos poisoning it has been found that the problems occurring due to exposure to the same have man... More »
