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Radiation To Healthy Lung Associated With Pulmonary-Related DeathMedical News Today - Researchers from Anderson […]

CT Scans Catch Lung Cancer at Earliest Stage  KOLD News 13 Tuscon - Oct 25 2:45 PM By Amanda Gardner HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that could change the landscape of lung cancer diagnosis and…Save to My Web
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Make your car smokefree - National Children s Day Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - Oct 16, 2006 districts are encouraged to declare their cars smokefree from National Children s Day Sunday 29 October 2006 to help protect children from second-hand smoke.
Prohibition of Cigarettes Would ‘Open a New Can of Issues’ Kansas […]

Key to lung cancer chemo resistance found Monsters and Critics.com, UK - Oct 11, 2006 BALTIMORE, MD, United States (UPI) — US scientists have discovered how a ‘detox’ gene causes chemotherapy resistance in a common form of lung cancer.
American Cancer Society preparing for 30th Great American Smokeout Salem Times Commoner,  USA - Oct 27, 2006 […]

Study: Scans May Find Lung Cancer SoonerKDKA - Henschke of New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Hospital says CT scans offer hope to many people who are at-risk for the disease, including current smokers, former smokers, and in some cases people were never smokers but exposed to second-hand smoke
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Lung Cancer: Hope for Early Detection  BusinessWeek Online via Yahoo! News - Oct 26 5:08 AM A large study released on Oct. 25 found that powerful computer tomography (CT) scans are able to detect lung cancer at its earliest and most curable stage in 85% of patients. When followed by prompt surgical removal, those patients […]

Report Links Asbestos to Larynx CancerWISH-TV - There is evidence that asbestos can cause cancer of the larynx, the Institute of Medicine reported Tuesday. Asbestos has long been associated with lung cancer and mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the lining of the chest and abdomen. The Senate asked
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GH’s Nancy Lee Grahn on Lung Cancer Storyline Soapdom.com, CA - Sep 28, 2006 cancer-related storyline. Her character is suffering from late stage lung cancer and recovery doesn’t look good. Grahn spoke today
Lung Cancer Drug effective in extending lives MedIndia, India - Sep 27, 2006 by researchers in New Zealand and developed […]

Cigarette giant began years ago to fight smoking bans Las Vegas Sun - Last year the advisory group that sets air-ventilation standards adopted by building codes nationwide determined that no filtration system can effectively remove the health risks associated with second-hand smoke. Liz Benston can be reached at 259
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Avastin Approved By FDA For Lung Cancer Combination Treatment Medical News Today, UK - Oct 12, 2006 The FDA has approved the use of Avastin for lung cancer combination treatment with carboplatin and paclitaxel chemotherapy for first line treatment.
Free Symposium: Living With Lung Cancer KOIN.com, OR - Oct 17, 2006 PORTLAND - If you are living […]

Waiters, bartenders benefit from smoking bans  AFP via Yahoo! News - Oct 10 4:56 PM The health of bar employees sharply improved after smoking bans in their workplaces, a study of the effects of second-hand smoke showed.Save to My Web
Task force grapples with no-smoking rules  The Naperville Sun - 8 minutes ago ELMHURST — Several business owners […]

For Respiratory Health, Prevention and Testing Early Are Key  [Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 16 9:52 AM Did you know you could have a serious lung disease, yet show no symptoms?Save to My Web
As We See It  Ely Daily Times - Oct 13 9:51 AM Three questions on the Nov. 7 general election ballot […]

Health Groups Applaud Ethical Investment BillScoop - Tobacco smoking kills around 5000 New Zealanders each year from direct smoking and exposure to second-hand smoke. - By the year 2030, tobacco use is likely to be the world s leading cause of death and disability, killing more than 10 million […]

Subscribe to this paperConnellsville Daily Courier - Besides lung cancer, heart disease and emphysema, there are other awful medical reasons to quit, or to never start. Smoking is linked to accelerating Alzheimer’s disease, raising the risk of lupus, SIDS and colic in babies of smokers, macular
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IE Used To Launch Yahoo IM Clickfraud  Slashdot - Oct 03 5:11 PM An anonymous reader writes, “There’s a new Instant Messaging worm in the wild that is taking the idea of Botnet clickfraud up a level. It trades in automated drones (prone to malfunction and detection) for real live people who (of course) have the […]

Saying “no” to smoking  The Democrat - Oct 17 7:35 AM Another Mississippi city is moving towards banning cigarette smoking in public places. Oxford will be taking up the issue this week. We’ve seen similar measures passed in Starkville and Tupelo in the last year or so.Save to My Web
Bar staff breathing easier after ban on […]

Alfacell Completes Non-Clinical Section of Rolling NDA for LeadMSN MoneyCentral - ONCONASE, first in class in the ribonuclease family, is currently the subject of a randomized Phase III clinical trial in combination with doxorubicin as a potential treatment for patients with unresectable malignant mesothelioma (UMM). The
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Singer Freddy Fender dies at age 69 after battle with lung cancerWREG - CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas Freddy Fender–known for his smash hit “Before the Next Teardrop Falls”–has died of lung cancer. Fender was born in a Texas border town. He was the son of migrant workers and picked crops as a boy. He signed with […]

Carl O. Ahnert OregonLive.com - Arthur Korbe died Oct. 2, 2006, at age 62 of lung cancer. Mr. Korbe was born June 19, 1944, in Sandy. He lived in Portland and Eagle Creek. He was a warehouse foreman for Rose City Building Materials and a store manager for Berry Good Produce. In
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Click-fraud worm plagues YahooTechWorld - The w32.KMeth worm, as it is known, has a simple purpose to get as many Yahoo users to visit fake websites that display Google Adsense adverts related to a rare form of cancer caused by asbestos poisoning, mesothelioma. Because this condition
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Killer mineral Frontline, India - Oct 10, 2006 and 35 years. Exposure to asbestos also leads to lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma, and other pleural disorders. There are
Drug firms’ lobby tactics revealed Guardian Unlimited, UK - Sep 27, 2006 medicines.”. In February, Eli Lilly lobbied hard for its drug Alimta, designed to […]

Court Awards Compensation To Include Chemotherapy Not Available On The PRWeb - Mr Dahele was diagnosed with Mesothelioma - a cancer of the lining of the lungs, only caused by exposure to asbestos. It is amongst the most difficult cancers to treat and the disease is notorious for its slowness to develop and […]

Research seeks pills for anti-radiation  The Salt Lake Tribune - Oct 08 12:48 AM Scott Miller spends his days envisioning worst-case scenarios of a nuclear disaster. Then he huddles in his lab at the University of Utah and develops treatments the federal government hopes will protect Americans from the awful consequences of […]

Children and Second-Hand Smoke Market-Day.net, AZ - Oct 2, 2006 by Richard Johnson. Secondhand smoke contains more than 250 chemicals known to be toxic orcarcinogenic (cancer-causing), including
New Orleans Beer Guy on Bourbon Street LAist, CA - 22 hours ago sensibilities. But we grew up around smoke and we have not been influenced into believing […]

Don’t Smoke in Cars Urges Smokefree Coalition Scoop.co.nz (press release), New Zealand - Sep 25, 2006 A quarter of these cars have other occupants who are being exposed to the effects of second-hand smoke which causes coronary heart disease and lung cancer, and
Q&A with Ramblin’ Jack Elliott Montreal Gazette, Canada - Oct 3, 2006 […]

Carpenter wins 400,000 damages  Financial Times - Sep 11 8:23 PM A carpenter suffering from mesothelioma, the asbestos-related disease, has won agreed damages of 400,000 from his former employer. Field Fisher Waterhouse, the law firm acting for Amargeet Singh Dahele, said it believed this was one of the highest-ever settlements in such a case.Save […]

Living close to industry may increase lung cancer risk Reliable Plant Magazine, OK - Sep 28, 2006 Living close to heavy industry may increase the risk of developing lung cancer, although the effect is relatively modest, suggests research published ahead of
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French May Ban Smoking in Public Places FOX News - Oct 3, 2006 The panel said 3,000-5,000 people die every year in France from second-hand smoke.”The status quo is not acceptable,”its report said.
Dr. Johnson’s Healthy Living Newsletter Free Market News Network, FL - Oct 5, 2006 lung cancer. How can this […]

‘Chemo Brain’ in Cancer Survivors Is Real: StudyHealthCentral.com - Although chemo brain has been spotted among survivors of other forms of cancer, such as lymphoma, Silverman’s group focused on breast cancer patients because the disease is the second-leading cancer killer of American women after lung cancer. Each
Cancer changes boy’s lifeWaynesboro Record-Herald - […]

Government fails on house burglary promiseScoop - Figures from the study “Reducing exposure to second hand smoke” show that 82 per cent of respondents approve of the total smoking ban up from 74 per cent in 2005 and 61 per cent in 2004. See Growing support for smoking ban MORE […]

Phase I/II Clinical Trial Will Assess Lung Cancer Vaccine Cancer Consultants (press release), TN - 5 hours ago Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, will evaluate the side effects and optimal dose of an experimental lung cancer vaccine.
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Sorry, folks, There’s no Butts About itAbilene Reporter-News - Surgeon General issued a report in June concluding there is no ‘’risk-free’’ level of exposure to second-hand smoke. The report was one factor leading to the city’s decision to call for a vote on a smoking ban, officials have said. Still, hotels in […]

Carpenter wins 400,000 damages  Financial Times - Sep 11 8:23 PM A carpenter suffering from mesothelioma, the asbestos-related disease, has won agreed damages of 400,000 from his former employer. Field Fisher Waterhouse, the law firm acting for Amargeet Singh Dahele, said it believed this was one of the highest-ever settlements in such a case.Save […]

Some Columbia city leaders pushing for smoking ban  WIS News 10 Columbia - Sep 27 7:26 AM (Columbia) September 26, 2006 - Some Columbia city leaders are pushing for a ban on smoking in all public buildings, including bars and restaurants. That proposal will be the focus of a public hearing City Council is holding Wednesday.Save […]