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 had a 10-year survival rate of 91%, unheard of for a disease that kills most patients within a year or two of diagnosis.Save to My Web
Tests appear to save smokers’ lives
San Jose Mercury News - Oct 26 9:11 AM
A new study offers the strongest evidence yet that screening smokers for lung cancer with computerized chest scans can save lives, much as mammograms do for women with breast cancer.Save to My Web
Lung Cancer 10-Year Survival Dramatically Improves With Annual CT Screening And Prompt Treatment
Medical News Today - Oct 24 3:12 PM
Lung cancer can be detected at its very earliest stage in 85 percent of patients using annual low-dose CT screening, and when followed by prompt surgical removal, the 10-year survival rate is 92 percent. [click link for full article]Save to My Web
Rockville biotech begins human trials on lung cancer drug
bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Oct 26 10:12 AM
EntreMed has launched a first round of human trials on lung cancer patients for a drug already in clinical tests to battle other forms of cancer.Save to My Web
CT scan a lifesaver in lung cancer study
International Herald Tribune - Oct 26 3:46 PM
Millions of lives could be saved by detecting lung cancer early with CT scans and treating it immediately, when it can still be cured.Save to My Web
Early Detection Could Save Lives
WSB-TV 2 Atlanta - Oct 26 3:28 PM
Theres new hope in the fight against the deadliest cancer lung cancer. A new study suggests early detection with CT Scans could save lives.Save to My Web