Lung Cancer News

Council to discuss garbage hike San Mateo County Times, CA - Sep 26, 2006 also look at re-adopting a non-aggressive annexation resolution for the Harbor Industrial Area, and consider an ordinance declaring second-hand smoke a public
Tobacco firms won’t be stubbed out BBC News, UK - Sep 27, 2006 Now that it is accepted that […]

Could a body MOT save your life? Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Sep 25, 2006 Three of the most common diseases heart disease, lung cancer and bowel cancer can reach an advanced stage without manifesting any symptoms, and since
Court Orders NHS To Reconsider Funding Lung Cancer Drug MedIndia, India - Sep […]

OpEd - Hospice Moves To Redefine Chronic Illness As Terminal North Country Gazette, NY - 10 hours ago limitations as a terminal illness. Death may occur from pneumonia, lung cancer or airway obstruction. These are the patients EOL
Lung Cancer Alliance Hails National Cancer Institute’s Lung Cancer PR Newswire (press release), NY - […]

Demand for Increased Lung Cancer Research and Early Detection International News Service, Australia - 9 hours ago 26 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Lung Cancer Alliance-Pennsylvania State Chairman, Jack Hill, MD, called on Pennsylvania State Senators, and other public health
Cancer Research UK: Lung disease undiagnosed in four out of five Politics.co.uk, UK - Sep 21, 2006 […]

Nektar cites good Pfizer Exubera data  Sharewatch - Sep 14 7:19 AM In an analysis of data from five clinical trials, Pfizer said people with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes using Exubera gained less weight than those using injectable insulin.Save to My Web
You May Not Be Able To Light Up In County Parks, Trails  KGTV […]

Welsh smoking ban date set The Sun, UK - Sep 19, 2006 fine details of the legislation. He said: The risks of second-hand smoke have been known for some time. This is why the National
Stop smoking if the doctor calls Blackpool Today, UK - Sep 14, 2006 And as part […]

Company to pay $5.1 billion asbestos settlement  KING 5 Seattle - Sep 21 12:13 PM A $5.1 billion asbestos settlement from Owens Corning will compensate thousands of residents in Washington, a Seattle-based law firm announced Thursday.Save to My Web
Do you have collection of water inside your chest? If so, be careful, cautions Dr. K K Pandey and […]

Bristol Press sportswriter Jack Lautier dies  Norwalk Advocate - Sep 20 7:41 PM John “Jack” Lautier, the veteran Bristol Press sportswriter and author of several books on the Hartford Whalers, died Wednesday of lung cancer at his home, Executive Editor Matt Pepin said. Save to My Web
Bristol Press sportswriter Jack Lautier dies  WTNH-TV New Haven - Sep 20 […]

Ohio could ban public smoking Daily Kent Stater, OH - Sep 18, 2006 “The Smoke-Free Kent Campaign focuses on spreading the word on the dangers of second-hand smoke and encouraging community involvement,” said Eric Vaiksnoras, a
Emeryville to Take Action Against Second-Hand Smoke KCBS, CA - Sep 20, 2006 EMERYVILLE, Calif. (KCBS) — Emeryville is […]

Teachers warned of asbestos drawing pin danger in schools injurywatch, UK - Sep 15, 2006 According to HSE figures, 147 people working in education died from mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, between 1991 and 2000.
Reports round-up Socialistworker.co.uk, UK - Sep 19, 2006 of asbestos. Some 147 people working in education died from mesothelioma, […]

Recent studies show lung cancer diagnoses leveling off for women Thousand Oaks Acorn,  USA - Sep 7, 2006 There’s encouraging news for women in the fight against lung cancer. Although the incidence of lung cancer in women increased rapidly
Lung cancer diagnosed late in HIV-positive patients, doctors not Aidsmap, UK - Sep 13, 2006 […]

Welsh ban “advocated by all parties”  Publican - Sep 19 8:50 AM Welsh Assembly ministers have been elaborating on their plans for a smoke ban in all enclosed public spaces in the country from April 2 2007 in Cardiff.Save to My Web
Ad: Second-hand smoke particularly harmful in cars  Scoop.co.nz - Sep 07 6:20 PM A new television […]

Mayor Signs Smoke Free Policy WBAY, WI - Aug 22, 2006 The mayor took action after the US Surgeon General’s recent report on second hand smoke, finding any amount of second hand smoke harmful.
Mayor wants smokers to butt out WOOD-TV, MI - Sep 9, 2006 8 asked the mayor why, with shrinking budgets, crime […]

Completely resected N1 non small cell lung cancer: Factors The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Aug 29, 2006 OBJECTIVE: N1 disease in non small cell lung cancer represents a heterogeneous patient subgroup with a 5-year survival of approximately 40%.
Lung Cancer Treatment Advances, Anniversary Of Peter Jennings […]

Investor Alert: Update On Options Backdating Actions Involving Analog Devices, Inc. — ADI  [Press Release] PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 25 11:32 AM The law firm of Baron & Budd, P.C. is investigating the option-granting practices of Analog Devices, Inc. Baron & Budd has uncovered an apparent scheme by Analog Devices to grant stock options to its […]

Obituary: William J. Rasp / Founder of Market Square newspaper  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Sep 14 9:06 PM William J. Rasp loved to write. He had a passion for music, culture, sports and education. He constantly touted the strengths of his city.Save to My Web
Erap wants to attend wake of Gen. Nazareno  Manila Bulletin - Sep 14 11:04 AM […]

Maintenance workers warned - don’t take the gamble with asbestos  Government News Network - Sep 07 11:03 AM “Don’t take a gamble with your life” is the message to maintenance workers from Steve Coldrick, Director of the Health and Safety Executive’s Disease Reduction Programme.Save to My Web
Testing offered to Grace workers  The Trenton Times - Aug 28 […]

Combination Chemotherapy Benefits Lung Cancer Patients Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release), PA - Aug 18, 2006 Combination chemotherapy with vinorelbine and cisplatin after tumor removal surgery lengthened lung cancer patient survival by 8 percent, says a French study
Lung cancer - Lung awareness GMTV, UK - Aug 15, 2006 claiming the lives of more than […]

Free lung cancer screenings available for nuclear workers Kentucky.com, KY - Aug 17, 2006 - Thousands of current and former workers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant are now eligible for free lung cancer screenings.
Cancer Death Risk Continues to Decline Says New Report SeniorJournal.com, TX - Sep 7, 2006 […]

Rainmakers restructured  The Nation - Aug 29 10:17 AM The Royal Artificial Rain Unit will be restructured under a plan that will create eight rainmaking centres. A room would also be prepared as an office for His Majesty the King at the Hua Hin centre.Save to My Web
Launceston Mayor predicts councils will follow on smoking ban in […]

Kokomo smoking ban takes effect Oct. 6 Monticello Herald Journal, IN - Sep 7, 2006 here that we want to lower the high health care costs created by smoking, and that we care about our nonsmokers breathing second-hand smoke,’ McKillip said
‘I’ll fight to the death for right to smoke’ Independent Online, South Africa - […]

Fear lives on as legacy of 9/11  Austin American-Statesman - Sep 09 10:22 PM Though shock has faded, threat of terrorism is still on the minds some Central Texans, and polls show many Americans expect another attack.Save to My Web
Women who are non-smokers suffer from lung cancer. Why?  Channel NewsAsia - Aug 31 5:41 PM SINGAPORE: About one […]

Countywide plan to ban smoking debatedPittsburgh Post-Gazette - Gehrmann, of Crafton, was one of a handful of people against the bill who also sought to dispel notions that second-hand smoke was harmful and that the legislation was infringing on smokers’ civil rights. “This bill is a wicked weed of hate,” said a
On […]

Stubbing it out: The smoking debateDaily Mail - The cancer societies object to this study on bases which would invalidate every prior study of second hand smoke ever performed. It is a complete and crushing disregard for ordinary personal liberty to outlaw public smoking even if it *were* harmful
Theater best bets Oregonian […]

Keep radon out of home  Billings Outpost - Sep 06 8:23 PM Its a simple fact that during this time of year more people begin to spend more time indoors. And with houses better insulated these days and windows shut tight for much of the year, homeowners and renters need to be aware of a dangerous […]

Fishers Considers Broadening Smoking BanIndy Channel - Some officials said they believe the ordinance should also include other public buildings, such as restaurants, to protect children and non-smokers from second-hand smoke. Several Indiana communities, such as Carmel, Greenwood and Indianapolis, have
Where there’s smoke Kane County Chronicle - And it not only […]

State hospital remains riddled with asbestos  Albany Democrat-Herald - Aug 28 12:36 PM SALEM (AP) Asbestos was linked to cancer decades ago, but it remains embedded in dozens of outdated buildings on the 144-acre campus of the Oregon State Hospital.Save to My Web
Ulster May Be Deprived of Asbestos Cancer Drug  RedNova - Aug 18 12:14 PM By Nigel […]

Walk to raise research funds in memory of Redford manFarmington Observer - Rosanne Ferrarotti knew something was wrong with her husband Gianni long before he was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. Gianni was favoring the left side of the lane when driving because the cancer had spread to his brain. Nine months later in […]

Historic Wins for Mesothelioma Research Funding PharmaLive.com (press release), PA - Aug 15, 2006 SANTA BARBARA, Calif., August 15, 2006 /PRNewswire/ — The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation), the national nonprofit dedicated to
WR Grace trial delayed until 2007 The Missoulian, MT - Aug 29, 2006 Mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer […]

Rants & Raves for Wednesday, Aug. 30Valdosta Daily Times - According to the CDC, it is estimated that there are about 440,000 tobacco-related deaths each year in the U.S., 35,000 being attributed to second-hand smoke, whereas only about 81,000 alcohol related deaths occur annually, with less than 14,000 from
Smoking Ban Still Sparks […]

Secondhand Smoke Attacks Infant Lungs at Critical Period of Cell Voice of America - are going on in the lungs of infants prior to birth or immediately following the birth of those children, those signals and those processes that are very important in the development of the lung are very […]

Lung Cancer Alliance Hails Court Decision Nailing Tobacco Medical News Today (press release), UK - Aug 19, 2006 The Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) hailed yesterday’s court decision in United States v. Philip Morris USA, Inc. After a lengthy trial
New radiation better for some lung cancer United Press International - 47 minutes ago 1 […]

Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation Names Nicholas J. Vogelzang, M.D. as New Board Chair  [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Aug 08 1:00 AM The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation , the national nonprofit dedicated to eradicating mesothelioma as a life-ending disease, announced today that illustrious cancer researcher, Nicholas J.Save to My Web
State hospital remains riddled with […]