Lung Cancer, COPD & Pneumonia: The triple threat of Smoking
Time and again the message of caution that smoking is injurious to health has been propagated over various mediums of […]
Scientists identify medicinal property of chilli
Scientists have identified medicinal aspect of chilli, responsible for spicing up your food in daily routine. New research suggests capsaicin […]
Healthy lifestyle key to prevent lung cancer
Lung cancer was considered the rarest of rare diseases in the early part of the 20th century (according to medical […]
Scientists explain why targetted therapies fail in lung cancer
In order to find the answer as to why targetted treatment usually afford only a respite from aggressive lung cancer […]
Fairer sex increasingly falling victim to lung cancer: Experts
Considered largely a disease of elderly smoking men till 20 years back, lung cancer incidence is now increasing steadily among […]
New Radiation Therapy for Lung Cancer Treatment
A new radiation therapy, which was in use to treat prostate, brain, and head and neck cancers, can reduce chemotherapy […]
Cobas KRAS Mutation Test by Roche Receives FDA Approval
Switzerland-based biotech company Roche has announced that it has received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for cobas […]
Education, Awareness the key to defeat cancer
Dr. Nilesh Lokeshwar Medical Oncologist, Global Hospitals, Mumbai The theme for the World Cancer Day this year is to raise awareness […]
Cancer of the lung and cervix: A birds eye view
In India, approximately 950,000 cases of cancer were reported in 2008, of which the top five were cancers of cervix […]
Shocking Smoking Habits Registers in Poorer Countries
Two fifths of men in developing countries still smoke or use tobacco, and women are increasingly starting to smoke at […]
CT scans more effective than traditional lung cancer detection methods
A new study led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine indicates that CT scans are more effective than […]
Lung cancer can have an early detection now
Scientists have developed a method to detect early signs of lung cancer by examining cheek cells in humans using pioneering biophotonics technology, reports the journal Cancer Research in its online edition.
Ablation procedures effective for the treatment of lung cancer
A research has supported the use of ablation procedures for the treatment of lung cancer.
