Make My Day
American Reporter - And just this morning we learn of non-smoker, Dana Reeves, the stalwart young wife of Christopher Reeves, dying of lung cancer after a long fight. That’s just a small sampling of those who fell victim to cancer; other cancers took Betty Grable
Does toxic mix boost lung cancer in Rock County?
Janesville Gazette - The report is alarming: Rock County women have a 40 percent higher mortality rate from lung cancer than women statewide. That’s according to “The Status of Women in Rock County,” a new report by the Women’s Fund of the Community Foundation of
Caring for Kat
Star-Banner - Now she has lung cancer and has undergone radiation therapy. Bradley, who will turn 48 on July 23, said her sister died of lung cancer at the age of 52. She feels her condition may be genetic. “I didn’t want to end up like my sister,” said Bradley
Examine the data, not the author
Guardian Unlimited - In 1950 Richard Doll and Austin Bradford Hill published a preliminary “case-control study” - where you gather cases of lung cancer, and find similar people who don’t have the disease, and compare the lifestyle risk factors between the groups - which
Latest cancer deaths renew fears about mesothelioma
Timberjay Newspapers - Bender said it s important to look beyond the issue of mesothelioma. If in fact there is something in that dust that is causing an increase in mesothelioma, it also may be contributing to other similar diseases, such as asbestosis or lung cancer