New research confirms need for lung cancer testing

( University of Colorado Denver ) Different kinds of lung cancer behave in different ways, suggesting they are fundamentally different diseases. According to a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in Cancer, the official journal of the American Cancer Society, different subgroups of non-small cell lung cancer show distinct patterns of spread in the body.

Molecular subtypes of lung cancer manifest as different diseases

Different kinds of lung cancer behave in different ways, suggesting they are fundamentally different diseases. According to a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in Cancer, the official journal of the American Cancer Society, different subgroups of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) show distinct patterns of spread in the body.

New lung cancer test predicts likelihood of death more accurately

SAN JOSE, CALIF. • A new lung cancer test predicts the likelihood of death from lung cancer more accurately than conventional methods, according to two large studies by an international team led by scientists at the University of California San Francisco.

Combination drug therapy urged to battle lung cancer

( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) Combination drug therapy may be needed to combat non-small cell lung cancer, according to a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute and Van Andel Research Institute. The study, "STAT3 is Activated by JAK2 Independent of Key Oncogenic Driver Mutation in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma," was published online today, Feb. 2, 2012, by the ...

Delhi men and women most prone to lung and breast cancer

Cancer of the lung is the commonest cancer among men in Delhi, while that of the breast is way ahead of all other forms of cancer among women in the national Capital.