Lung Cancer News

Religious freedom for all  Carroll County Online - Jul 31 12:25 AM My father served as Baptist pastor and evangelist in Georgia for 21 years before his untimely death from lung cancer at age 41. His 90th birthday would have been July 5. How might his life have been different if an accident had not occurred at […]

Firm denies illegal dumping Daily Dunklin Democrat - These include lung disease asbestosis, which can scar the lungs so severely that they cannot function; mesothelioma, which is cancer of the lung lining, chest cavity and abdominal wall; lung cancer; and cancer of the gastrointestinal tract. The
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Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC  holdthefrontpage.co.uk - Jul 26 12:39 AM The majority of complaints made to the Press Complaints Commission, which raise a possible breach of the Code of Practice, are resolved directly between the Commission’s staff, editors and complainants.Save to My Web
Report: Smoking ban has no impact on business  13WHAM Rochester - Jul 28 […]

Benny Parsons battling lung cancer  SportingNews.com - Jul 26 8:41 AM CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former NASCAR champion Benny Parsons has been diagnosed with lung cancer and bega…Save to My Web
Parsons battling lung cancer  Sports Illustrated - Jul 26 8:05 AM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former NASCAR champion Benny Parsons has been diagnosed with lung cancer and began […]

Gil: Will I go to heaven?  Sun Star - Jul 22 9:57 AM “I THINK it is because I have been recently faced with so many important decisions to make decisions that affect other people’s lives. And it scares me to make a mistake. If I do err, I wonder if God and my other gods […]

Sports Right Now Katu.com - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Former NASCAR champion and current T-V race analyst Benny Parsons began chemotherapy treatments today in an effort to eradicate lung cancer. The 1973 Cup winner was diagnosed two weeks ago after he had trouble breathing. Parsons
Teen inspires cancer benefit Saturday at Herbie […]

Verdict in asbestos case to be appealedSpringfield News Sun - Attorneys for the family of Timothy Shawn Bostic, who died of mesothelioma on Sept. 5, 2003, told jurors that Bostic was exposed to asbestos while working as a child with his father in the 1960s and ’70s. Witnesses testified that Bostic, who died at […]

Today’s the day to kick butt(s)  The Saginaw News - Jul 24 6:43 AM It’s time for most workers in Saginaw County to kick the tobacco habit or take it outside. The county’s indoor smoke-free law takes effect today, 90 days after officials approved the ban on smoking inside most public places and work sites.Save to […]

DWP announces mesothelioma compensation system Post Magazine (subscription), UK - Jul 20, 2006 John Hutton today gave details of how the system for compensating sufferers of mesothelioma, the debilitating form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos
Wife was exposed to asbestos in laundry Yorkshire Post Today, UK - Jul 18, 2006 Mrs Fox, […]

New drugs could save lung cancer patients Kuwait News Agency, Kuwait - Jun 21, 2006 LONDON, June 21 (KUNA) — Two new drugs could help save the lives of thousands of lung cancer patients, a US expert said Wednesday.
Lung cancer now biggest killer of all WA women The West Australian, Australia - Jul 6, 2006 The […]

No Surprises From ImCloneMotley Fool - Later in the year the company should release results of Erbitux use in non-small cell lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, and earlier stage colorectal cancer. Approval in these markets would provide additional avenues for growth. ImClone is in the hot
Case closed on secondhand smoke - July 8Vallejo […]

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FDA Issues Advisory on Antidepressant Use During PregnancyKHNL News 8 - […]

Restaurant goes smokefree Marquette Mining Journal, MI - 19 hours ago spent the spring studying air quality issues, including cigarette smoke in the workplace, health effects of first- and second-hand smoke and smoke-free policies
Second Hand Smoke Serious Warms Surgeon General World Fitness, Canada - Jun 30, 2006 Yesterday the US Surgeon General Richard Carmona […]

Blood test may find early lung cancer  The Age - Jul 16 12:23 PM A blood test that looks for the body’s own immune response to tumours may provide an easy way to find lung cancer in patients long before an X-ray or CT scan could, US researchers report.Save to My Web
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Norman ChadCharleston Gazette - LAS VEGAS Outside, it s 110 degrees and there is no shade. Inside, it s an endless trail of crowds and cigarettes. Even in the shower, you get second-hand smoke here. So why am I wilting and wheezing in the middle of the […]

Women smokers prone to lung cancer, but fewer die Reuters.uk, UK - Jul 12, 2006 YORK (Reuters Health) - In agreement with several recent reports, a new study indicates that women who smoke are more likely to develop lung cancer than their
Lung cancer now biggest killer of all WA women The West […]

Statements By Hawaii Governor Lingle And Hawaii Lt. Governor Aiona All American Patriots (press release), Sweden - Jul 11, 2006 It was not long ago when we believed that non-smoking sections in restaurants or on airplanes were sufficient to keep second-hand smoke away from nonsmokers
Clearing the air Cincinnati Post, OH - […]

Change in Law Brings Hope to Mesothelioma Victims Newsinferno.com, NY - Jul 1, 2006 LEGISLATION will be in place next month to give full compensation to former Halton dock workers devastated by asbestos-related cancer.
Asbestos victims group hails compensation ruling reversal Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - Jun 16, 2006 treatment of sufferers and their families […]

Surgeon General: No Safe Level of Second-Hand Smoke KSBI 52, OK - Jun 27, 2006 A new report from the US Surgeon General confirms that just because you don’t smoke, doesn’t mean you are safe. For Susan Richardson
Police Chief Says Second-Hand Smoke Is Child Abuse Nebraska StatePaper.com, NE - Jul 10, 2006 Police Chief Martin Gutschnritter […]

CuraGen and TopoTarget Initiate Trial in Mesothelioma International News Service, Australia - Jun 21, 2006 II clinical trial evaluating the activity of PXD101, a small molecule histone deacetylase inhibitor, for the treatment of a type of cancer called mesothelioma.
A rock and a hard place Nature.com (subscription), UK - Jul 11, 2006 Malignant mesothelioma […]

Take smoking ban inside the home Toronto Star,  Canada - Jul 8, 2006 to consider protecting residents of condominiums, multi-unit homes, attached and semi-detached dwellings and apartments from second-hand smoke originating in
Middleton officials: No smoking ban The Capital Times, WI - 10 hours ago “The report shows that second-hand smoke is […]

Government will reverse mesothelioma ruling24-7PressRelease.com - The Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer has announced changes to compensation laws which will mean victims of asbestos-related cancer will receive full compensation. /24-7PressRelease/ - June 29, 2006 - The Lord Chancellor, Lord Falconer has announced
Gary Crandall, CEOPRWeb - The proposed Senate bill may seem like a […]

Florida Supreme Court Ruling on SmokersFirst Coast News - Grady Carter is now a frail 76-year-old former smoker who survived lung cancer, and he too is pleased with the Supreme Court ruling. “I have many friends who were not as lucky as I and have died of lung cancer. Any way we can stop this, […]

It’s official: Second-hand smoke kills  Independent Online - Jun 27 10:14 AM Second-hand smoke clearly kills people and the only way to control it is to ban all smoking in workplaces, US Surgeon-General Dr Richard Carmona has revealed.Save to My Web
Surgeon General’s Report On Second Hand Smoke; A Snapshot Of Current Smoking Bans Nationally From The Foundation […]

Passages this weekSeattle Times - Paul Gleason, 67, an actor who played the go-to bad guy in “Trading Places” and the angry high-school principal in “The Breakfast Club,” died May 27 in Burbank, Calif., of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer linked to asbestos. Raymond Davis Jr.,
Asbestos disease support group backs […]

North County Community News: Historical society elects officers  North County Times - Jun 22 8:29 PM FALLBROOK —- The Fallbrook Historical Society has elected new officers for the 2006-07 year. They are: Jack Story, president; Lee Schaeffer, vice president; Judy Gillespie, treasurer; Sandra Baxter, recording secretary; and Jane McKee, corresponding secretary.Save to My Web
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Man Who Wrote ‘Mama Said’ Dies at 69 Columbian - COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP) — Singer and songwriter Willie Denson, perhaps best known for the hit “Mama Said,” has died at the age of 69. Denson, who died Saturday of lung cancer at his Columbus home, published more than 250 songs, some recorded by artists […]

Tory agent tossed over nasty e-mail Ottawa Sun,  Canada - 7 hours ago and other government MPs arguing against establishing a heroic memorial for anti-smoking advocate Heather Crowe, who died of lung cancer after working several
Unique Pizza and Subs Promotes Healthy Workplace With Smoke-Free PrimeZone (press release), CA - 28 minutes […]

Sandra WillisSun Journal - RALEIGH Sandra Willis, 63, died on Monday, July 3, 2006, following a recent diagnosis of an aggressive lung cancer. A native of Craven County, she was born on July 31, 1942 to the late Grover Joseph and Ruth Mae Laughinghouse Hill. In addition to
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New report calls for smoke-free environment=  Barbados Advocate - Jul 03 6:15 AM There is no risk-free level of exposure to second-hand smoke. This excerpt from a recent report from the Surgeon General of the United States has added to arguments put forward by the National Committee for the prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency, for […]

Move to close asbestos loophole  icWales - Jun 21 12:48 AM MINISTERS last night moved to close a legal loophole that had left hundreds of asbestos dust victims facing drastic cuts in their compensation.Save to My Web
Asbestos found in preschool  7News via Yahoo!7 News - Jun 29 2:19 AM Worksafe has announced that it is investigating a Victorian […]

Blair’s pledge over asbestos case claims Sheffield Today, UK - Jun 27, 2006 MP for Barnsley West and Penistone, he would “look carefully” at a move to help sweep away the huge delays in getting compensation payouts for mesothelioma.
Scotland to adopt asbestos ruling BBC News, UK - Jun 21, 2006 law on […]

July 2006National Womens Health Information Center - Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work increase their risk of developing heart disease by 25 to 30 percent and lung cancer by 20 to 30 percent. The finding is of major public health concern due to the fact that nearly half of all […]

Lawyers’ Gamble on Asbestos Trial Pays Off for Plaintiffs  Law.com - Jun 14 9:08 PM A jury in Dallas, Texas, last week awarded $13.5 million to the survivors of a man who contracted an asbestos-related cancer decades after being exposed to a joint-compound product manufactured by Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific Corp.Save to My Web
SHAKE-UP BOOST FOR ASBESTOS PAYOUTS  […]