| Damaging Effects Of Cigarette Smoke Mimicked By Newly Detected Air Pollutant |
| A previously unrecognized group of air pollutants could have effects remarkably similar to harmful substances found in tobacco smoke, Louisiana scientists are reporting in a study scheduled for presentation at the 236th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society. Inhaling those pollutants exposes the average person up to 300 times more free radicals daily than from smoking one cigarette, they added. |
| Cangen Biotechnologies Inc. And Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Move Forward With Development Of An Early Stage Lung Cancer Diagnostic |
| Cangen Biotechnologies, Inc. and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) of Japan are pleased to announce that they will move forward with a clinical trial phase of an early stage lung cancer diagnostic. |
| Gene Panel Predicts Lung Cancer Survival |
| Researchers from four leading cancer centers have confirmed that an analysis involving a panel of genes can be used to predict which lung cancer patients will have the worst survival. The finding could one day lead to a test that would help determine who needs more aggressive treatment. The study, the largest of its kind, appears online in Nature Medicine. |
| Sex, Death And Rock & Roll - Teen Movie Makers Help Create Cutting Edge Anti-smoking Films |
| Three hard hitting films - designed by teenagers for teenagers - were launched after a national competition helped uncover the next generation of British film makers. Cancer Research UK and Channel 4's 4Talent launched a joint initiative - funded by the Department of Health - called BREATHE to produce a selection of short online films to encourage young smokers to quit and deter others from starting. |
| A Report By Leading Clinical Researchers On The Current Quantitative Imaging Tools For Lung Cancer Drug Assessment |
| Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Quantitative Imaging Tools for Lung Cancer Drug Assessment" report to their offering. |