Bringing the fight against cancer to Pawtucket - Pawtucket Times
PAWTUCKET She did not cause his death, but Lynne Peters said she felt guilty just the same when she lost someone she called the most important person in my life thirteen years ago. Peters, a Coventry resident and volunteer with the American
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Blood Test For Lung Cancer May Be Possible - Science Daily
ScienceDaily (May 20, 2008) A simple blood test may be able to detect lung cancer in its earliest stages with unprecedented accuracy, according to new research to be presented at American Thoracic Society’s 2008 International Conference in
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Grace to pay record fine - Baltimore Sun
W.R. Grace & Co. has agreed to pay $250 million, the most in the history of the federal government’s Superfund program, to clean up contamination from a Montana vermiculite mine that caused 1,200 residents and former mine workers to become ill or die
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Gene test ‘detects lung cancer early’ - Daily Telegraph
The technique could, if successful, reduce the need for multiple checks and allow doctors to diagnose and treat the disease earlier. At present, many patients with suspected lung cancer have to undergo a number of different tests, including scans or
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Save Write to Editor - Times of India
TORONTO: Lung cancer may now be detected early with a simple blood test, doing away with the need for invasive biopsies, according to new study by an Indian American. “These findings suggest that lung cancers interact with circulating white blood
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Drug may become new breast cancer therapy - The Money Times
Houston — A U.S. study shows Gefitinib, a once-promising drug for treating lung cancer, can enhance hormonal therapy for treating some metastatic breast cancers. The finding concerning the drug, also known as Iressa, represents the first positive
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Mary Christina Rolfes - Baltimore Sun
Mary Christina Rolfes, a longtime secretary at the AAI Corp. in Cockeysville who had a love of travel and gardening, died of lung cancer Tuesday at Chester River Hospital Center in Chestertown. The Cliffs City resident was 64. Born in Baltimore, Mary
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Ventilator Relieves Lung Cancer Pain in Final Hours - Forbes
TUESDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that a mechanical ventilator can ease suffering and help lung cancer patients avoid sedation at the end of life. A large percentage of these patients didn’t want to have anything to do with a
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Health: Lung Cancer - CBS 3 Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. Mainly because there is no quick and easy way to diagnose it, so it’s generally detected in its later stages when it’s too late. Now researchers have
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