Sentences with phrase «of lung cancer»

«We observed a 49 percent increased risk of lung cancer among subjects with the highest daily glycemic index,» author of new study says.

They knew people who died of lung cancer from smoking.

There is a type of lung cancer in sheep that is due to infection with a virus.

After smoking, it's the second leading cause of lung cancer.

A blood pressure drug may make a type of lung cancer treatment more effective, suggests a new study.

The test can be performed from a standard blood sample in just two days, and identifies any of three mutations covering 40 percent of all lung cancer patients.

This type accounts for as much as 80 percent of all lung cancer cases.

For the first time, a major study has shown that a drug targeting the body's disease - fighting immune system may improve survival for the most common form of lung cancer.

A cancer - causing virus in sheep may shed light on a disease whose incidence is increasing and accounts for about 25 percent of all lung cancer cases.

Do you have questions about a possible medical malpractice case involving a delay in diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer?

The name «small cell» refers to the appearance of these lung cancer cells under a microscope.

This work could also improve the early diagnosis of lung cancer and lead to the identification of new therapeutic targets.

However, the early stages of lung cancer usually do not produce symptoms.

If you were to die of lung cancer at a later stage, the insurance company can find out that you were a smoker when you applied for the insurance.

People in the most remote areas have much higher rates of lung cancer, while people in regional areas have higher rates of melanoma.

And, natural vitamin E is demonstrated to substantially reduce risk of lung cancer by 61 %.

It's the cause of 90 % of all lung cancer deaths, and can even cause cancer in many other parts of the body.

«The risk of development of lung cancer was higher for anyone with increased years of exposure to asbestos fiber combined with a smoking habit,» said one of the lead researchers.

Imagine if a doctor had the opinion that smoking cigarettes was not in any way linked to the incidence of lung cancer.

Not that you should... it has about a 10 % success rate, and you'll wind up dying of lung cancer from all the second hand smoke.

However, the chance of a drought could have increased with climate change just like the chance of lung cancer increases with every cigarette smoked.

It also shows that pomegranate juice could be effective because it actually reduced the growth of lung cancer tumors in mice over time.

To confirm this latter link, the researchers investigated the compound in a mouse model of lung cancer.

One common sign of lung cancer is a cough that won't go away or continues to get worse.

Together, these types account for the vast majority of lung cancer cases.

I did however watch my father die of lung cancer when I was nine.

Most commonly people think of lung cancer as having been primarily caused by smoking, which is of course not always the case.

With the victims of lung cancer we have the good sense to respond at the point of human suffering rather than the point of moral judgment.

Although coughing and breathing trouble may suggest a cold or pneumonia, these signs may likewise be symptoms of lung cancer.

Applications will be evaluated by a Scientific Review Panel for their merit, innovation, and potential impact on the management of lung cancer.

That's because smoking kills 87 % more than prostate cancer, breast cancer and colon cancer combined, as a result of lung cancer.

And my grandfather died of lung cancer last year, which was really hard.

One option would be to screen those at high risk of lung cancer because they are current or past smokers of a certain age.

Recent research has shown that lung CT screening of smokers with smoking histories of at least 30 - pack years can lead to early detection of lung cancer and reduce deaths by 20 percent.

However, with our increasing understanding of lung cancer biology has come the advent of targeted therapies to combat this devastating disease.

Together, this work will further our understanding of lung cancer biology and create insight toward the development of new approaches to diagnose and treat patients suffering from this disease.

While she was finishing her last year of college, her mother died suddenly of lung cancer.

The researchers enrolled 82 people in the study who had been referred for a full diagnostic test after an x-ray suggested the presence of lung cancer.

No one has ever died as the result of radiation due to commercial reactors in exactly the same way as no one has ever died of lung cancer due to cigarette smoking.

In 2008 my mom passed of lung cancer and my niece diagnosed with breast cancer.

He died yesterday of lung cancer at the age of 71.

Half of all lung cancer patients are over 70 years old when first diagnosed, but studies have shown that these older patients are less likely to receive an accurate diagnosis.

In the aggregate, the several forms of lung cancer comprise the most common cause of cancer - related deaths worldwide, with more than 1 million deaths annually.

Our intentions are noble — put patients at the forefront of our lung cancer investigation to make their cure today's reality.

For every 2 additional items of different types of vegetables and fruit in the diet, risk of lung cancer drops substantially by 3 percent.

Study: Walking could improve the sleep of lung cancer patients.

I was a smoker that had to learn the hard way about the damage caused by getting rid of lung cancer.

On the other hand, my father - in - law passed away of lung cancer few years back.

The prognosis is variable for each case, depending upon nature & status of the lung cancer.