Washington, June 23 : A new drug could be instrumental in shrinking tumours in lung cancer patients, according to a new study.
The new drug, crizotinib, under development by Pfizer, showed dramatic results in reducing lung cancer tumours in some patients during Phase I and II clinical trials.
Phase I/II clinical trials demonstrated that 57 percent of [...]
Washington, April 20 : Metformin, a mainstay of treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes, is believed to be useful in preventing lung cancer.
However, researchers are waiting for its confirmation in clinical trials.
Apart from reducing levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and circulating insulin, which is important in patients with type 2 diabetes, metformin may [...]
London, March 22 : Scientists have identified a gene that is specifically associated with lung cancer in people who have never smoked.
The research team, co-led by scientists at the Mayo Clinic campus in Minnesota, Harvard University, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and MD Anderson Cancer Center, found that about 30 percent of patients [...]
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): A new study by American researchers has shown that changes in body fluid odours can be used to identify presence of lung cancer tumours.
The research by scientists at the Monell Center and collaborators may help in methods to identify potential diagnostic biomarkers for lung cancer in human urine.
Monell biologist Gary K. [...]
Washington, Jan 20 (ANI): Besides causing lung cancer, repeated exposure to tobacco smoke can promote the growth of pre-existing cancer tumours, say researchers.
Scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that mice with early lung cancer lesions that were repeatedly exposed to tobacco smoke developed larger tumors – and developed [...]
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): Adverse childhood experiences have been found to increase the risk of lung cancer, particularly premature death from lung cancer.
The study suggests that children can be faced with a terrible burden of stressors.
These stressors are associated with harmful behaviours, such as smoking, that may lead the development of diseases like lung cancer [...]
Washington, Jan 14 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a way to predict which patients with small-cell lung cancer may be resistant to first-line chemotherapy.
This breakthrough made by Researchers for TGen Clinical Research Services at Scottsdale Healthcare (TCRS) is critical since patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) often do not get a second chance at therapies to [...]
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Green tea has the potential to modulate the effect of smoking on lung cancer, a new study has revealed.
The hospital-based, randomized study was conducted in Taiwan.
“Lung cancer is the leading cause of all cancer deaths in Taiwan. Tea, particularly green tea, has received a great deal of attention because tea polyphenols [...]
Washington, Dec 4 (ANI): Smokers who light up immediately after waking up may be at higher risk of lung cancer than those who wait, regardless of the number of cigarettes smoked, says a new study.
To reach the conclusion, scientists measured smokers” levels of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine, which has been shown to reflect the [...]
Washington, Nov 11 : Scientists from the Imperial College of London have found a promising drug for the treatment of an aggressive form of lung cancer.
The drug eliminated small cell lung cancer tumours in 50 percent of mice, and blocked the cells” ability to resist standard chemotherapy treatment.
The researchers are now planning to take the [...]