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Researchers find opioid use after lung cancer surgery have association wit
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 13 (ANI): Long-term opioid use to relieve pain following lung cancer surgery is associated with a 40 per cent increased risk of death from any cause within the next two years.
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Research reveals second primary lung cancer affects 4pc of surgery patient
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Vienna [Austria], August 8 (ANI): Researchers discovered that the incidence of second primary lung cancer ranged from 4 per cent for the overall cohort of lung cancer patients to 8 per cent for those undergoing surgery for stage IA illness, according to data from the National Lung Screening
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Study shows new development of tuft cells for the treatment of lung cancer
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 25 (ANI): In 2018, Professor Christopher Vakoc's team at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) discovered a new type of small cell lung cancer.
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Oscar-nominated Producer Robert A. Katz dies at 79
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): Oscar-nominated Robert A. Katz, the producer behind projects such as 'Gettysburg,' 'Selena' and 'Introducing Dorothy Dandridge,' died after a long battle with lung cancer on Wednesday at the age of 79, announced his family on Thursday.
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Study shows new tuft cell development for treating lung cancer
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New York [US], June 23 (ANI): In 2018, Professor Christopher Vakoc's team at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) discovered a new type of small cell lung cancer.
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Study links area-level income and education with lung cancer diagnosis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, and early detection and treatment are key to prolonging patient survival. A recent study by Wiley published online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society
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A biomarker in liquid biopsy for lung cancer can be reliable than tumour b
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 2 (ANI): Mount Sinai researchers have proven that a simple blood test called a liquid biopsy can be a stronger predictor of whether cancer immunotherapy will work for a patient with lung cancer than an invasive tumour biopsy technique.
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Gene mutations provide 'precise' head and neck cancer treatment targets: S
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Augusta (Georgia) [US], April 30 (ANI): About one-fifth of the often fatal head and neck cancers contain gene mutations in pathways important for normal cell proliferation, according to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Scientists claim that these mutations have the capac
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Scientists develop model to predict patients with poor lung cancer outcome
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 30 (ANI): Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center have been working to improve the ability to recognize patients with poor survival through radiomics, a scientific discipline that uses imaging, such as CT scans and MRIs, to uncover tumoral patterns and characteristics
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New model developed to predict patients with poor lung cancer outcomes: Re
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 27 (ANI): Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have been working to improve the ability to identify patients who are at a higher risk of poor survival through radiomics, an area of science that uses imaging, such as CT scans and MRIs, to uncover tumoral patterns and chara
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Study finds ovarian cancer therapy boosted by drug that slows disease's ad
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Edinburgh [Scotland], February 4 (ANI): A recent study has found that a drug that is currently used to treat skin and lung cancer has been found to slow the progression of a form of ovarian cancer and increase the number of patients who respond to treatment.
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Study develops new method to improve accuracy of disease diagnosis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Texas [US], February 2 (ANI): A team of researchers have developed a statistical framework to assess the performance of a diagnostic test with multiple observers.
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