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STORIES OF STRENGTH
“I can’t just grieve and move on”: Elissa Sachs-Kohen (VIDEO)
After losing her mother to lung cancer, Elissa searched for a…
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Lung Cancer News
May 21, 2012
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Washington Post:
Lung Cancer Scans Advised for People With High Risk
May 14, 2012
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Washington Post:
Health Plans Slow to Cover New Chemo Drugs
May 09, 2012
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Medscape:
Clinicians Focus More On Age When Deciding On Treatment For Older NSCLC Patients
May 08, 2012
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HealthDay:
Cancer Cells in Bloodstream Show Great Diversity
May 07, 2012
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CBS News:
Life-Saving Cancer Drugs for Children Stuck in Federal Legislative Limbo
May 04, 2012
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The Kansas City Star:
Women Who Don’t Smoke Can Still Get Lung Cancer
May 03, 2012
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Washington Post:
NIH To Work With Drugmakers To Find New Uses For Old Drugs
May 02, 2012
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Mercury News:
Cancer Genome Data Center Raises Hope for Cures
May 01, 2012
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WebMD:
Losing Weight May Help Lower Cancer Risk
April 30, 2012
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HealthDay:
Hot Weather’s Return Brings Ozone Warnings
April 27, 2012
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Medical News Today:
Tobacco Exposure and Genetics Linked to Lung Cancer Risk
April 27, 2012
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CNN:
American Cancer Society Publishes Exercise & Diet Guidlines for Cancer Survivors
April 25, 2012
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National Journal:
Air Pollution Endangers 41 Percent of Americans, Report Finds
April 24, 2012
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MedPage Today:
Folate Receptor IDs Patients for NSCLC Chemo
April 24, 2012
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MedPage Today:
Drug That Fights Wasting Boosts NSCLC Outcomes
April 23, 2012
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Reuters Health:
Aspirin Tied to Lower Lung Cancer Risk in Women
April 23, 2012
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Wall Street Journal:
Services Match Patients With Clinical Trials
April 20, 2012
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MedPage Today:
Preventive Lung Cancer Screening With CT Gaining Support
April 18, 2012
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Reuters Health:
Cancer Patients Rarely Speak Up About Care Problems
April 17, 2012
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Bloomberg News:
Bevacizumab May Not Significantly Extend Lives of Older Lung Cancer Patients
April 14, 2012
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ASCO Post:
ASCO Advocates for Solutions to Oncology Drug Shortage Crisis
April 13, 2012
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Chicago Tribune
Single People With Cancer Often Face the Toughest Battle Alone
April 11, 2012
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HealthDay:
Spouses of Cancer Patients May Have Raised Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke
April 10, 2012
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LA Times:
Screening High-Risk Patients For Lung Cancer May Be Cost-Effective
April 05, 2012
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Boston Globe:
Scientists Grow Lung Tissue From Skin Stem Cells
April 04, 2012
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HealthDay:
Early Study Finds Some Promise For Lung Cancer Vaccine
March 28, 2012
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HealthNews:
Quality of Life Tied to Lung Cancer Survival
March 26, 2012
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News-Medical.net
Social Rejection, Internalized Shame May Contribute to Depression in Lung Cancer Patients
March 25, 2012
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Oncology Times:
ASCO Recommends Palliative Care in Standard Oncology Care
March 22, 2012
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BBC News:
Lung Cancer Screening Trial For Scotland
March 19, 2012
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NYTimes:
Scientists Designing Viruses To Attack Tumors
March 19, 2012
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Medscape:
NCCN Lung Screening Guideline Presented At Conference
March 15, 2012
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Fox Business:
No Band-Aid Solution to Nation’s Drug Shortage
March 15, 2012
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Reuters Health:
Cancer Costs Hit Young and Poor Hardest
March 14, 2012
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Daily Telegraph:
Study Finds Asprin Compound With Anti-Cancer Properties
March 09, 2012
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Reuters Health:
Cancer Patients Do Well at US Veterans’ Hospitals
March 09, 2012
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Bloomberg News:
Cancer Scans May Give False Picture of Genes Driving Disease
March 02, 2012
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LA Times:
Exposure To Diesel Exhaust May Increase Lung Cancer Mortality
February 29, 2012
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Reuters Health:
Some With Lung Cancer Get Unhelpful Radiation
February 27, 2012
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Reuters:
Counterfeit Avastin Contained Salt, Starch, Chemicals
February 27, 2012
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HealthDay:
“Chemo Brain” May Linger 20 Years After Treatment
February 25, 2012
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STLtoday:
Cancer’s Growing Burden: The High Cost of Care
February 24, 2012
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HealthDay:
British Study Finds Barriers to Lung Cancer Diagnosis
February 22, 2012
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Physician's Briefing:
High VEGF Signaling Score Tied to Lung Cancer
February 17, 2012
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Reuters:
Denmark’s CareMed Says Shipped Fake Avastin Unwittingly
February 15, 2012
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MedPage Today:
Integrative Medicine Use Up, but Outcomes Still Uncertain
February 13, 2012
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HealthDay:
Study: Radiation After Lung Cancer Surgery Doesn’t Help All
February 12, 2012
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Bloomberg:
Study: High-Speed DNA Scans Help Most Lung Cancer Patients
February 10, 2012
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Reuters Health:
“Hunger Hormone” Could Help Chemo Patients
February 09, 2012
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MedicalXpress
Researchers Find Important ‘Target’ Playing Role in Tobacco-Related Lung Cancers
February 08, 2012
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HealthDay:
Fasting Plus Chemo May Help in Cancer Fight
February 03, 2012
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OregonLive:
Funding the NIH: Investing in Medical Research is Vital to Our Health
February 03, 2012
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Medscape:
Lawmaker Calls For Bipartisan Support For Cancer Research
February 02, 2012
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Medscape:
Drug Shortages Are Speeding Cancer Deaths, Survey Says
January 30, 2012
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Bloomberg News:
Genomic Data May Help Target Treatments for Diseases
January 28, 2012
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Bloomberg News:
NCI Project to Address Unanswered Questions in Cancer Research
January 26, 2012
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HealthDay:
Test Might Predict Risk of Lung Cancer’s Return
January 25, 2012
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Reuters Health:
Exercise May Boost Mood For Some Chronically Ill
January 21, 2012
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NY Daily News:
Patients Suffering From Cancer Struggle With Drug Shortages
January 18, 2012
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PBS NewsHour:
As New Cancer Treatments Emerge, an Old Question: ‘What If?’
January 13, 2012
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PBS NewsHour:
Are Personalized Molecular Profiles the Future of Cancer Treatment?
January 11, 2012
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Dayton Business Journal
FDA Approves Firm’s X-Ray Software For Cancer Detection
January 10, 2012
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MedPage Today:
Breath Test Sniffs Out Lung Cancer
January 09, 2012
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HealthDay:
Anti-Estrogen Treatment Shrank Lung Tumors in Mice
January 09, 2012
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HealthDay:
Never-Smokers may Have Different Mutations in Genes than Smokers
January 05, 2012
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ABC News:
Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
January 05, 2012
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US EPA:
Overexposure to Radon Second Leading Cause of Lung Cancer in the U.S.
December 31, 2011
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Reuters:
Cancer Patients on Medicaid Appear to Have Shorter Survival Time
December 20, 2011
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Washington Post:
Physicians Express Difficulty In Giving Prognoses To Terminally Ill Patients
December 17, 2011
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Bloomberg News:
Experts Say Cancer Survivors Need More Customized Help
December 13, 2011
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NYTimes:
Medicine Shortages Raising Healthcare Costs, Risking Errors
December 11, 2011
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Daily Mail:
New Radiotherapy Machine can Destory Tumors
December 06, 2011
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HealthDay:
Targeted Drugs, Lung CT Screening Top Cancer Advances in 2011
December 01, 2011
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Wall Street Journal:
WellPoint to Cover Lung CT Scans for Heavy Smokers
November 30, 2011
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AP:
States Cut Funding for Tobacco Prevention
November 30, 2011
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HealthDay:
Men More Likely to Skip Cancer Screenings
November 28, 2011
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WebMD:
Microwave Technique Fights Lung Tumors
November 18, 2011
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Medscape:
HIV Infection Not Associated with Lung Cancer
November 16, 2011
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Market Watch:
Survey Reveals Gaps in Knowledge of Genetic Mutation Testing
November 16, 2011
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HealthDay:
Healthy Heart Habits May Also Guard Against Cancer
November 08, 2011
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Reuters:
No Link Between Selenium, Lower Lung Cancer Risk
November 08, 2011
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AFP:
Gene Test Helps Tailored Treatment for Cancer Patients
November 07, 2011
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CancerProgress.Net:
ASCO Releases Blueprint for Cancer Research in Next Decade
November 04, 2011
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NYTimes:
FDA Officials Hail Increased Drug Approvals
November 03, 2011
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MedPage Today:
NCCN Reccomends Low-Dose CT Scans for People at High Risk for Lung Cancer
October 31, 2011
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Washington Post:
Executive Order Aimed at Curbing Drug Shortages
October 26, 2011
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LA Times:
Physicians Receiving Better Training In Treating Young Adults With Cancer
October 25, 2011
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Boston Globe:
Major Study to Test Tumors for Mutations Launched
October 25, 2011
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Medscape:
Exercise During NSCLC Treatment May Be Effective
October 21, 2011
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WebMD:
Vaccine May Help Slow Spread of Lung Cancer
October 20, 2011
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PRWire:
Diabetes May Increase Survival in Lung Cancer Patients
October 14, 2011
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AFP:
Primitive Cooking Stoves Cause 2 Million Lung Disease Deaths Worldwide Annually
October 06, 2011
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Medscape:
NCI Predicts Increase in Number of Older Cancer Survivors
September 22, 2011
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Medscape:
Congress Urged to Renew Commitment to Cancer Research
September 15, 2011
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CBS News:
US lung cancer rates fall, led by Western states
September 14, 2011
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The Globe and Mail Op-ed:
Lung cancer is a women’s disease too
September 07, 2011
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Cancer.Net:
ASCO Updates Chemotherapy Guidelines
August 31, 2011
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Bloomberg:
Modified Smallpox Vaccine Targets Cancer Cells
August 26, 2011
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Bloomberg:
FDA Approves Pfizer Lung Cancer Drug Crizotinib
August 25, 2011
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New York Times Editorial:
Shortage of Vital Drugs