Among Non-Smokers, Men Have Higher Lung Cancer Death Rates
Fox News - May 16 3:09 PM
Among people who never smoked cigarettes, men are more likely than men to die of lung cancer.Save to My Web
Lung cancer deadlier in nonsmoking men
The State - May 17 12:06 AM
Lung cancer is not common in people who never smoked. But when they do get it, doctors have long thought women were more likely to die than men. New research suggests the opposite.Save to My Web
Anti-smoking crusader Heather Crowe dies at 61
CBC Ottawa - May 23 5:35 AM
Heather Crowe, the long-time Ottawa waitress who contracted lung cancer from second-hand smoke and waged an anti-smoking campaign, has died at the age of 61.Save to My Web
Grateful Dead roadie ‘Ramrod’ dies
The Monterey County Herald - May 20 3:04 AM
Lawrence ‘’Ramrod'’ Shurtliff, a longtime crew member for the Grateful Dead, died Wednesday of lung cancer. He was 61.Save to My Web
Linda Ann Gray
Corvallis Gazette Times - May 21 9:18 PM
Linda Ann Gray died May 16 of lung cancer. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 20, at Crawfordsville Community Church. Private inurnment will take place at Corvallis Oak Lawn Cemetery at a later date.Save to My Web
Health briefs, May 23
Rocky Mountain News - May 22 11:52 PM
Smoking causes cancer - except if you’re smoking marijuana. UCLA researchers found that even heavy pot use isn’t linked to lung cancer or head and neck cancers.Save to My Web
Lower risk of lung cancer death for women nonsmokers than men
Cancerfacts.com - May 17 12:34 AM
ATLANTA May 17, 2006 A new study shows that current thinking about lung cancer in non-smokers may be wrong when it comes to who has the greater risk of dying, men or women, researchers say.Save to My Web
Morning host Gibson to anchor ABC’s evening news
Reuters - May 23 5:04 PM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ABC morning host Charles Gibson will take over next week as sole anchor of the network’s nightly newscast from Elizabeth Vargas, who is leaving the program for good as she nears maternity leave, the network said on Tuesday.Save to My Web