]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/lung-cancer Blog Articles Tagged with 'lung-cancer' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923695?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Riverain Medical out of Miamisburg, Iowa just announced that it has received European and Canadian approvals for the company's two software image analysis products designed to assist radiologists with analyzing chest X-rays. OnGuard is a tool for id... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/923695?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:33:54 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/923834?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer What do broccoli and lung cancer have in common? Nothing - and that s the good news. Researchers are finding signs that cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, and brussel sprouts, have a special effect on people who smoke, reducing thei... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/923834?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:31:03 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/923633?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer I can rant about smoking cigarettes until I am blue in the face. It can lead to asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, and lung cancer; you all know that. Unfortunately even with that knowledge, many Americans continue to puff away. Take this quiz on recent ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/923633?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/922970?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Mark StrozierAccording to the American Cancer Institute, more than 16,000 esophageal cancer cases are presented every year in the US. It is crucial that the causes and symptoms of this under diagnosed, fatal cancer are ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/922970?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:12:24 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/922843?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer It s Remembrance Day in Canada, Veterans Day in the United States - but whatever we call it in North America and in other places in the world, this is a time to remember those who fought in generations before us and those who are fighting or keepin... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/922843?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:29:03 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/922542?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer It s often tough recovering from lung cancer surgery, because of the extent of the surgery. The incisions are large and the surgeon needs to cut through muscles to reach the ribs, which must be spread apart in order to reach the lungs. All this nee... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/922542?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:45:28 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/922534?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Here's an interesting, and promising, new way to tackle lung cancer. At Argonne National Laboratory scientists have deciphered the structure of a virus that seems to selectively infect small-cell lung cancer cells. The virus, known as Seneca Valley ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/922534?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:44:37 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/922130?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Cancer clusters are frightening - why does a group of people in the same area develop the same type of cancer? Sometimes, the reason may be easily found, other times it can t be - and that s what causes the great unease.A lung cancer cluster has ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/922130?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:39:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/921846?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Some months are much busier than others when it comes to health issues and raising awareness. November is one of the busier ones.Here is this month s list:Lung Cancer Awareness MonthNational Family Caregivers MonthPancreatic Cancer Awareness MonthN... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/921846?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:19:27 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/921839?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Gary Schwitzer writes a nice piece on the hype surrounding cancer screening tests. Evidence-based guidelines from the USPSTF are often ignored by mainstream media, who write pieces glamorizing the latest, largely unproven, cancer screening modalitie... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/921839?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:00:01 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-john-briffas-blog/921241?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Very few people would disagree with the idea that cigarette smoking is generally bad four our health. This habit has strong links with a range of conditions including cardiovascular disease, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases. The only doctor... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-john-briffas-blog/921241?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:39:08 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/920447?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer With about two weeks to go before the U.S. presidential election, significant gaps remain in the public s knowledge about the health of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates, the New York Times reports this morning. The article s auth... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/920447?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:43:19 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/920075?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Lo and behold! If you are a thoracic surgeon, and you can't figure out whether your postoperative patient doesn't get enough of air because of an airleak or because of diminished functional capacity, you might have a noninvasive diagnostic option soo... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/920075?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:00:04 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-lens-cancer-blog/919931?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer ...... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-lens-cancer-blog/919931?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:58:29 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/all-ears/919599?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer For a busy clinician, I have done my share of writing. I have published more than a few hundred medical articles in lay and medical periodicals. I have written, edited, and published six books, including four medical textbooks. I edited a professiona... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/all-ears/919599?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:56:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/919334?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Robert Cialdini, a noted psychologist who studies persuasion, stopped by to talk with the Health Blog recently. We asked him how people could be persuaded to make better health choices. The author of a new book INFLUENCE: Science and Practice, ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/919334?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:40:52 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/919331?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Moderate consumption of red wine may decrease the risk of lung cancer in men, according to a report in the October issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Among the study part... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/919331?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:30:18 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/919315?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer According to Redbook magazine, women are not exactly being truthful to their doctors. Whether it's because they're embarrassed, don't want to get lectured, or don't want to be judged, women are bending the truth a bit in the exam room. Female patient... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/919315?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:00:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/919065?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Combining two targeted lung cancer drugs Avastin and Tarceva didn t extend lives any more than giving patients Tarceva alone, Genentech said. (Genentech sells Avastin in the U.S., and it co-markets Tarceva with OSI Pharmaceuticals.)Research... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/919065?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:41:41 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/918724?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer British regulators have been taking a hard line toward new cancer drugs that typically extend life by a few weeks or months at a cost of tens of thousands of dollars. The latest evidence comes from a deal Roche cut to sell the lung cancer drug Tarcev... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/918724?rsstype=tag&tag=lung-cancer Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:42:48 -0400