http://cancerfriends.net/ Cancer that forms in tissues of the lung, usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. These types are diagnosed based on how the cells look under a microscope. en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:10:19 GMT vBulletin 60 http://cancerfriends.net/images/misc/rss.jpg http://cancerfriends.net/ http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89869-diabetes-drug-metformin-linked-lower-lung-cancer-rate-mice.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:24:15 GMT Title: Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice Category: Health News Created: 9/1/2010 2:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review:... Title: Diabetes Drug Metformin Linked to Lower Lung Cancer Rate in Mice Category: Health News Created: 9/1/2010 2:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 9/2/2010 ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89869-diabetes-drug-metformin-linked-lower-lung-cancer-rate-mice.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89868-walk-fight-lung-cancer-planned-roxbury-township.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:24:15 GMT ROXBURY TWP. – Jim Dennison, a six year lung cancer survivor, is organizing the inaugural “Free To Breathe” 3.5K walk at Horseshoe Lake in Succasunna... ROXBURY TWP. – Jim Dennison, a six year lung cancer survivor, is organizing the inaugural “Free To Breathe” 3.5K walk at Horseshoe Lake in Succasunna on Saturday, Sept. 25. ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89868-walk-fight-lung-cancer-planned-roxbury-township.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89867-lung-cancer-tumor-budding-identified-predictor-unfavorable-outcome.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:24:15 GMT Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and the prognosis is generally poor, even if surgery is successful. Furthermore, the... Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and the prognosis is generally poor, even if surgery is successful. Furthermore, the incidence of one type of lung cancer, adenocarcinoma, has been increasing in recent years. A better understanding of the changes in tumor cell biology that result in a more aggressive neoplastic phenotype (characteristic of an abnormal mass of tissue ... ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89867-lung-cancer-tumor-budding-identified-predictor-unfavorable-outcome.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89718-funding-approved-lung-cancer-drug.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:26:05 GMT People with advanced lung cancer could find it much easier to be treated at home with Pharmac announcing an oral cancer drug will now be funded. People with advanced lung cancer could find it much easier to be treated at home with Pharmac announcing an oral cancer drug will now be funded. ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89718-funding-approved-lung-cancer-drug.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89717-new-lung-cancer-drug-funded-multi-product-deal.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:26:05 GMT Funding a new drug for people with advanced lung cancer and widening access to two other cancer treatments are features of a new agreement PHARMAC... Funding a new drug for people with advanced lung cancer and widening access to two other cancer treatments are features of a new agreement PHARMAC has reached with pharmaceutical company Roche Products (NZ) Ltd. ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89717-new-lung-cancer-drug-funded-multi-product-deal.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89716-new-lung-cancer-drug.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:26:05 GMT A newly funded lung cancer drug will allow patients more freedom when getting treatment. A newly funded lung cancer drug will allow patients more freedom when getting treatment. ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89716-new-lung-cancer-drug.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89532-lung-cancer-deaths-women-alarm-philippine-cancer-society.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:56:39 GMT An official of the Philippine Cancer Society yesterday expressed alarm over the increasing lung cancer deaths among women, saying more and more women... An official of the Philippine Cancer Society yesterday expressed alarm over the increasing lung cancer deaths among women, saying more and more women are drying from the disease. ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89532-lung-cancer-deaths-women-alarm-philippine-cancer-society.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89531-metformin-may-protect-against-lung-cancer.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:56:39 GMT Metformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, shows potential in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung tumors, according to early... Metformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, shows potential in the prevention of tobacco-induced lung tumors, according to early research conducted at the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Results of this study will be published in the September issue of Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Scott Lippman, M.D., editor-in-chief of ... ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89531-metformin-may-protect-against-lung-cancer.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89530-diabetes-drug-may-keep-lung-cancer-bay.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:56:39 GMT The popular diabetes drug Metformin could stave off lung cancer in smokers and deserves further study, a new study finds. Cancer - Lung cancer -... The popular diabetes drug Metformin could stave off lung cancer in smokers and deserves further study, a new study finds. Cancer - Lung cancer - Health - Lung - Diabetes mellitus ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89530-diabetes-drug-may-keep-lung-cancer-bay.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89528-diabetes-2-drug-metformin-may-protect-against-lung-cancer-smokers.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:56:39 GMT Two studies reveal that smokers may have a significantly lower risk of developing lung cancer and colorectal cancer with the drug metformin, which is... Two studies reveal that smokers may have a significantly lower risk of developing lung cancer and colorectal cancer with the drug metformin, which is commonly prescribed for diabetes type 2 treatment, the medical journal Cancer Prevention Research informs. Metformin, originally sold as Glucophage, is the first-line drug of choice for diabetes type 2 patients, especially those who are obese or ... ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89528-diabetes-2-drug-metformin-may-protect-against-lung-cancer-smokers.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89527-tumor-budding-identified-predictor-unfavorable-outcome-lung-cancer.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:56:39 GMT Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and the prognosis is generally poor, even if surgery is successful. Furthermore, the... Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, and the prognosis is generally poor, even if surgery is successful. Furthermore, the incidence of one type of lung cancer, adenocarcinoma, has been increasing in recent years. ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89527-tumor-budding-identified-predictor-unfavorable-outcome-lung-cancer.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89526-walk-fight-lung-cancer-planned-roxbury-township.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:56:39 GMT ROXBURY TWP. – Jim Dennison, a six year lung cancer survivor, is organizing the inaugural “Free To Breathe” 3.5K walk at Horseshoe Lake in Succasunna... ROXBURY TWP. – Jim Dennison, a six year lung cancer survivor, is organizing the inaugural “Free To Breathe” 3.5K walk at Horseshoe Lake in Succasunna on Saturday, Sept. 25. ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89526-walk-fight-lung-cancer-planned-roxbury-township.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89525-drug-might-offer-protection-lung-cancer.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:56:39 GMT Lung cancer kills more Americans than any other type of cancer, an estimated 157,000 this year alone. But new research from the National Cancer... Lung cancer kills more Americans than any other type of cancer, an estimated 157,000 this year alone. But new research from the National Cancer Institute suggests that a drug already used by millions might provide some protection from the disease. ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89525-drug-might-offer-protection-lung-cancer.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89524-decreasing-lung-cancer-risk-eating-diverse-diet-vegetables.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:56:39 GMT Adding a variety of vegetables to one's diet may help decrease the chance of getting lung cancer, and adding a variety of fruits and vegetables may decrease the risk of squamous cell lung cancer, especially among smokers. Study results are published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research... ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89524-decreasing-lung-cancer-risk-eating-diverse-diet-vegetables.html http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89338-winship-research-lung-cancer-mutations.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:10:01 GMT Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute, Georgia’s first National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center, is partnering with 14 cancer centers around the... Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute, Georgia’s first National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Center, is partnering with 14 cancer centers around the nation to research and catalogue genetic mutations in lung cancer, as part of the Lung Cancer Mutation Consortium (LCMC). ]]> Lung Cancer cancerfr http://cancerfriends.net/lung-cancer/89338-winship-research-lung-cancer-mutations.html