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More than 800 oncology professionals at European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology forum hear of pioneering treatment delivery, motion management and tumor-tracking technologies for tackling the growing lung cancer burden GENEVA, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Cancer experts have reported future trends and progress in radiotherapy treatments for lung cancer using motion management and tumor-tracking technologies from Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR). Speakers at Varian's...

polyDNA recommends Gene-Eden-VIR for people concerned about the relationship between asymptomatic HPV infection and lung cancer. Rochester, NY (PRWEB) April 21, 2013 Almost everyone knows that HPV can cause genital warts and even cervical cancer. As it turns out, new research shows that the same strains of HPV that can cause cervical cancer may also trigger lung cancer. (1) It is important to note that while cervical cancer has warning signs such as cervical displasia, lung cancer often...

The Lung Cancer Asbestos Victims Center is now urging diagnosed victims of any type of lung cancer, or mesothelioma to call them about significant compensation, if the victim was exposed to asbestos in their workplace, and the group wants to emphasize the exposure could have taken place decades ago. For more information victims of lung cancer, mesothelioma, or their family members are encouraged to contact the Lung Cancer Asbestos Victims Center at 866-714-6466....

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- LUNGevity Foundation, the nation's largest lung cancer-focused nonprofit, will host the Breathe Deep DC Golf Classic, during Lung Cancer Hope Month, at the Army Navy Country Club on May 13, 2013. The honorary event chair is The Honorable Michael G. Oxley, a lung cancer survivor, and honorary event committee members include Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr, Speaker John A. Boehner, Senator Richard Burr, Representative James E....

Asbestos Risk Combined with Smoking Habit Asks for Double Trouble, Incites Deadly Cancer (PRWEB) April 18, 2013 Newly available conclusions from a Queen’s College study in New York reiterate that two added factors— smoking and/or asbestosis— dramatically increase the risk of developing mesothelioma and other asbestos cancers following asbestos exposure. Lead author Steven B. Markowitz (MD, PhD) is a Professor of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at the School of Earth &...

New platform will allow patients to learn from each other, share reliable information farther and faster than ever before SAN CARLOS, Calif., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (LCF) announces its partnership with Smart Patients, who today launched a free online community for cancer patients, caregivers and others to talk about treatments, clinical trials, and more. The partnership has one purpose - to empower patients....

The Lung Cancer Asbestos Victims Center says, "We believe there are tens of thousands of current lung cancer victims, or victims of mesothelioma who did not smoke, but they were exposed to asbestos in their workplace, and what we want them to know is there could be significant financial compensation that they may be entitled to." For more information victims of lung cancer, or mesothelioma are encouraged to contact the Lung Cancer Asbestos Victims Center anytime at 866-714-6466....

26-second moment of silence will be observed, runners encouraged to wear blue and yellow DALLAS, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 3rd Annual Your Next Step is the Cure 5K walk/run at Reverchon Park on Saturday will honor the victims and heroes of Monday's Boston Marathon bombing by starting with a 26-second moment of silence - one second for every mile of the marathon. The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (LCF), who hosts the event to raise funds for lung cancer...

The Lung Cancer Asbestos Victims Center says, "Our Lung Cancer Asbestos Victims Initiative is not just helping victims of mesothelioma, it is also about helping any victim of lung cancer possibly getting significant financial compensation, if the victim was exposed to asbestos in their workplace. We are now urging victims of mesothelioma, or any type of lung cancer to call us anytime at 866-714-6466, if they had exposure to asbestos in their workplace."...

An eight gene 'signature' can predict length of relapse-free survival after chemotherapy, finds new research in Biomed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. Researchers from Academia Sinica and the National Taiwan University College of Medicine first identified genes that were involved in cellular invasion, a property of many cancer cells, using the National Cancer Institute's 60 human cancer cell line panel (NCI-60). Comparing the pattern of activation of each of these genes in...