Topic: Lung Cancer
AP Features | 2010-01-21 23:23:40
<div><p>People with early lung cancer who quit smoking could double their chances of surviving, a new study says.</p><p>Until now, there has been little proof that quitting smoking after developing lung cancer makes any difference to survival.</p><p>British researchers analyzed previous data ...
AFP Global Edition | 2010-01-21 23:10:27
<div><p>Smokers diagnosed with lung cancer should not assume they have been handed a death sentence, as quitting tobacco even at this stage can greatly boost their survival chances, doctors said on Friday.</p><p>Among those smokers who quit swiftly after diagnosis, 63-70 percent were still alive after five years ...
isnare | 2010-01-14 23:00:28
Most lung cancers are termed ?carcinomas?, which are tumors caused by uncontrolled reproduction of epithelial cells; these are the cells which form the linings and surfaces of most of the bodies organs and internal structures. There are two main types of carcinoma which are classified according to the size and presentation of the cancerous cells.<br><br ...
isnare | 2010-01-07 04:28:38
Most of the people around the world die due to cancer, and one common cause that ties them together is lung cancer. The standard age for the diagnosis of this disease is sixty. Cancer can be broadly classified into two types, small cell (or coat cell) lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. The growth of small cell lung cancer ...
