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Recent News: August 2010
26 Ailing father travels to see Florida Marlins' Morrison play (Miami Herald, Miami, FL)
  Letters to the Editor Today (The Savannah Morning News, Savannah, GA)
24 Pfizer's Sutent Fails to Improve Survival in Lung Cancer Patients (FOX Business)
23 Emory Participating in Lung Cancer Research (WSB-TV, Atlanta, GA)
  Lung cancer: Epidemic Continues (Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL)
21 Don't blame the victim (The Montreal Gazette, Montreal, Canada)
18 Palliative Care Extends Life, Study Finds (New York Times)
  Cancer drug developer Endocyte files for IPO (Indianapolis Business Journal, Indianapolis, IN)
16 Breathing life into underfunded fight against deadliest of cancers (The Denver Post, Denver, CO)
15 Their blogs chronicled love and loss (San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego, CA)
13 Estrogen-only therapy may not up lung cancer deaths (Reuters)
11 Marathon of Memories (Abington Journal, Clarks Summit, PA)
9 ABC Remembers Peter Jennings on Fifth Anniversary (Huffington Post)
7 Former SNL star entertains at Nazareth College (WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY)
5 Spurred on by his wife's lung cancer, Amesbury David Legg participates in the PMC (Amesbury News, Amesbury, MA)
4 Biotechs See Promise in Viral Treatments Cancer (Wall Street Journal)
3 Bobby Hebb, signer of '66 hit 'Sunny' dies at 72 (MSBNC.com)
  Keeping her father's legacy alive (Queens Courier, Queens, NY)
2 Maine's delegates all sign on to lung cancer (Morning Sentinel, Augusta, ME)
  Donating Data (Radiology Today)
Recent News: July 2010
21 New Treatment Helping Woman Beat Rare Cancer (WCVB-TV5, Boston, MA)
20 Avastin Largely Safe for Patients with Type of Advanced Lung Cancer (U.S. News and World Report)
19 Testing for Lung Cancer Genes (NY Times)
15 20% of Women with Lung Cancer Don't Smoke (KDKA, Pittsburgh, PA)
12 Blame's Net Catches Lung Cancer Patients (NY Times)
9 Merck KGaA Seeks Second Cancer Vaccine in BB Biotech Vaximm Joint Venture (Bloomberg)
Recent News: June 2010
30 Avastin May Cause Kidney Damage (Los Angeles Times)
  Ups and Downs in Development of New Drugs for Lung Cancer (Medscape by WedMD)
23 U researcher to study lung cancer (The Minnesota Daily, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN)
21 Prognosis-When Cancer Patients Opt for Surgery (NY Times)
20 Lung cancer survivor feels fortunate 'I'm still here' (Louisville Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY)
  Area researchers target 'crisis' of lung cancer (Louisville Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY)
19 Lung cancer patients need our support, not our blame (Ithica Journal, Ithica, NY)
17 Oncothyreon Rallies As FDA Hold On Lung Cancer Study Lifted (Wall Street Journal)
  UPDATE: Merck KGaA Resumes Stimuvax Trial For Lung Cancer (Wall Street Journal)
15 Onyx, Bayer say Nexavar fails in lung cancer study (Associated Press)
14 Therapies for Cancer Bring Hope and Failure (NY Times)
11 Cancer Caregivers Share Patient Stresses (WebMD)
10 Pingree, Snowe join fight against lung cancer (Morning Sentinel, Augusta, ME)
8 Lung cancer in women on the rise (Wall Street Journal)
7 Pill shrinks some lung cancer (WebMD)
  Crizotinib shows great promise in non-smokers' lung cancer (USA Today)
  Abraxis' Abraxane meets cancer study goal (Business Week)
  Pfizer Drug Shows Promise in Lung Cancer with a Genetic Twist (Wall Street Journal)
6 Many Cancer Drugs, Hardly Any Breakthroughs (Forbes)
4 Researchers test lung cancer vaccine (WAVYTV, Portsmouth, VA)
3 What's Hot at ASCO 2010 (Medscape)
2 Blood test picks up early signs of lung cancer (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
  WHO predicts 21 million annual cancer cases by 2030 (CNN.com)
Recent News: May 2010
29 Former Maryland Delegate Michael Dobson Dies (WBAL-11, Baltimore, MD)
26 Single Lung Tumor Contains 50,000 Mutated Genes (US News and World Report)
  Shark cartilage has no benefit in lung cancer, study says (Los Angeles Times)
24 Glassbaby Candles Light Up New York Charity Scene (Huffington Post)
22 Cancer Connections: Know the right — and wrong — things to say (Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, NY)
20 Bristol-Myers drug shows modest effect in lung cancer (Reuters)
19 "Stand Up 2 Cancer" Effort Raises $100M (CBS News)
  Tarceva Prolongs Life In Advanced Lung Cancer Patients -Study (Wall Street Journal)
18 UPDATE 1-Drug may prevent lung cancer, US study finds (Reuters)
14 Doctor With Lung Cancer Tells His Story (KTTV, Los Angeles, CA)
  Women Need to Know More About Deadly "Hidden" Lung Cancer (Infozine, Kansas City, MO)
  Saratoga Council Woman Susie Nagpal Dies of Lung Cancer (MercuryNews.com)
13 Local People With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Needed For Immunotherapy Study (The Post Standard, Syracuse, NY)
12 BMC Takes Part In Lung Cancer Vaccine Trial (KTVZ, Oregon)
9 Sunday Guest (WHAS11, Louisville, KY)
5 New tools for fighting cancer (WPTV-NBC5, West Palm Beach, FL)
4 The Complexities of Cancer--Letter to the Editor (Washington Post, Washington, DC)
  With cancer in remission, Hunter returns to favorite stomping grounds (South Carolina Now, Florence, SC)
3 Good and bad news in Kerr's cancer fight (Florida Times Union, Jacksonville, FL)
Recent News: April 2010
30 Blood test helps target Roche/OSI lung cancer drug (Reuters)
29 Waverly Cancer Survivor To Walk In May Marathon (The Abington Journal News, Wilkes-Barre, PA)
28 Cancer Survivor Fights For Awareness (La Jolla Light, La Jolla, CA)
  Imaging Costs Sore For Medicare Cancer Patients (Bloomberg.com)
  Lung Cancer: A Growing Threat To Women (National Public Radio)
27 Cancer Research Suggests Changes In Treatment May Be Forthcoming (Washington Post, Washington, DC)
  Lung Cancer And Women: Heartache And Hope (Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA)
26 Genes Affect Smoking Behavior, Lung Cancer Risk (Reuters)
22 Fighting Lung Cancer With A Virus (Fox12, Mankato, MN)
19 New Progress In Targeted Lung Cancer Therapy (WebMD)
18 Promise In The Battle Against A Top Killer (The Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX)
16 Roche, OSI win US Approval for Wider Tarceva Use (Reuters)
10 The case of the disappearing cancer (The Toronto Sun, Toronto-Ontario, Canada)
9 Viral therapy for lung cancer (United Press International)
7 City Councilman Bill Blake being treated for lung cancer (Merced Sun-Star, Merced, CA)
1 Cancer Clusters In South Carolina A Growing Concern (Cheraw Chronicle, Cheraw, SC)
Recent News: March 2010
  Higher Vitamin K Intake Tied To Lower Cancer Risks (Reuters)
31 Fun/Run Walk To Raise Money For Lung Cancer Research (AZCentral.com)
30 New Diagnostic Tests Get Personal (Reuters)
29 Why Do So Many Female Nonsmokers Get Lung Cancer (Tennessean.com)
28 Medical Center Has Lung Cancer In Its Crosshairs (San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, CA)
27 NY Based Lung Cancer Research Foundation to Hold Tempe Fundraiser (Phoenix Business Journal, Phoenix, AZ)
  Lung Cancer Foundation Lauds Carbone's Innovative Research (Vanderbilt Medical Center)
26 Beating Lung Cancer With CyberKnife Technology (ABC News, MI)
24 3-Poniard Suspends Regulatory Efforts on Key Drug (Reuters)
  Lung Cancer Striking More Non-Smokers (WCVB5 Boston, Boston, MA) Video
23 The Deadliest Enemy (Lung Cancer) (WCVB5 Boston, Boston, MA) Video
22 A Fatal Diagnosis, Followed by Goodbyes (NY Times--blog)
18 Lung Cancer Gene Tests Not Ready: Researchers (Montreal Gazette, Montreal, CAN)
  Lung cancer gene found in non-smokers (BBC)
17 Dodd meets with Lung Cancer Alliance (Connecticut Plus)
  Abraxis cancer drug meets late stage trial goal (Reuters)
16 New Way to Treat Inoperable Lung Cancer (WebMD)
  Lung cancer gene tests not ready: U.S. report (Reuters)
15 What we are...supporting (Omaha World Herald, Omaha, NE)
10 Join Team Lung Love to Race for Lung Cancer Awareness (About.com)
9 Lung cancer survivor beats all odds (Germantown News, Germantown, TN)
  Genetic Variant Raises Lung Cancer Risk (Business Week)
8 Nonsmoker embarks on lung cancer crusade (Gainsville Sun, Gainsville, FL)
6 Head start on lung cancer (The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield, MA)
5 Smoking tied to lung cancer in women with HIV (Reuters)
4 Bristol to seek approval of cancer drug this year (Reuters)
Recent News: February 2010
24 Hormone Replacement Tied to Lung Cancer Risk (Reuters)
23 Ely Lily, Merck, Pfizer Starting Research Center (Business Week)
22 State Rep. Wendt Leaves Legislature, Cites Cancer Diagnosis (News Channel4 Illinois)
20 Personalized Medicine Changing the Way Doctors Work (9News Colorado)
  Duke Study: Why Do Some People Fight Lung Cancer Better Than Others (WRAL.com)
  Bristol To Pay Lily $250M If Cancer Drug Gets Approval (Wall Street Journal)
19 Reversing Resistance to Sunitinib: Findings May Help Patients with Deadly Kidney Cancer  (Science Daily)
16 Split-Course Palliative Radiotherapy Confirmed As Effective Treatment for Advanced NSCLC (Science Daily)
15 Occupation a Key Factor in Men's Lung Cancer Risk (Reuters)
9 Researchers find sex-specific lung cancer genes (Reuters)
8 Lung cancer increasing in Wales (BBC News)
5 Men who eat soy may have lower lung cancer risk (Reuters)
Recent News: January 2010
31 Local Cancer Patients Get New Option (The Herald - Rock Hill)
29 Moffitt Loses High Profile Doctor to Kamanos Cancer Institute (Tampa Bay Business Journal)
27 Changes In Body Fluid Odor Indicate Presence of Lung Cancer Tumors (Science Daily)
  Lawrence Garfinkel Dies: Fought Smoking (New York Times)
25 Fighting Lung Cancer (Daily News Los Angeles)
  Fight of his Life: Dave Bartlett Battles Cancer With Wife's Help (WCF Courier.com)
23 Reporter Wins Round in Cancer Battle- And Suprise Honor (Florida Times Union)
19 Sex, Physical Abuse Linked to Lung Cancer (UPI.com)
18 Lung Cancer: Drug With Unique Disruption of Tumor Blood Flow Shows Promise (Science Daily)
  Conference Underscores Inequities in Cancer Funding (San Diego Business Journal)
17 Green Tea May Ward Off Lung Cancer (ABCNews.com)
14 How Behavior Can Change Your DNA (Newsweek Online)
13 Lung Cancer Drug Zaps Tumor Blood Vessels (WebMD)
  Small-Cell Lung Cancer Breakthrough: MicroRNAs Key to Identifying Patients Resistant to 'First-Line' Chemotherapy (Science Daily--press release)
  Blood Test For Lung Cancer in the Works (WebMD)
12 EGFR Gene Signature Predicts Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Prognosis (Science Daily--press release)
  Cell Phones Recycled to Fight Lung Cancer (Recycling Today)
11 Coal Is Linked To Cancer In China Province (New York Times)
8 Cyclacel Shares Extend Gains On Lung Cancer Drug Data (Reuters US)
7 Cyclacel's Seliciclib Found Effective Against Lung Cancer Cell Lines Including K-RAS Mutation (CNN Money.com)
4 Calabash survivor seeks to teach public truth about lung cancer (Brunswick Beacon, Brunswick, NC)
3 25 Years In Lung Cancer: An Arduous Fight (ABC News)
Recent News: December 2009
30 Pfizer Stops Research On Experimental Cancer Drug (Fox Business News)
17 UK's NICE Reject Maintenance Use of Lilly Drug (Reuters US)
  FDA Panel Rejects Earlier Use Of Tarceva In Lung Cancer Patients (The Wall Street Journal)
16 Novelos Therapeutics CEO Is Eyeing "Revolutionary" Phase III Study Results (CNN Money.com)
14 FDA Says OSI Drug Effective Against Lung Cancer (Associated Press)
13 Early Detection Practices Apply To Lung Cancer, Too (The News & Record, Greensboro, NC)
11 Breast Cancer Drug Fights Lung Cancer, Too (WebMD)
10 Oncothyreon Partner Starts New Lung Cancer Trial, Prompts Takeover Scuffle (Seattle PI)
9 Want To Cut Cancer Risk?  Try Munching Pistachios (US News & World Report
  NCCN Guidelines For Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Updated To Incorporate Maintenance Therapy (PRNewswire)
8 Tiny RNA Has Big Impact On Lung Cancer Tumors (ScienceDaily.com)
7 Stimulus Funds Lung Cancer (The Tennessean.com
5 Free lung scans for workers at K-25 (Knoxville News Sentinel, Knoxville, TN)
  Another chance at life: Edinburg woman beats lung cancer...twice (The Recond Pub, Portage County, OH)
4 Secondhand smoke exposure in childhood increases lung cancer risk later in life (Science Daily)
3 Lung Cancer's Racial Gap is Narrowing (US News and World Report)
  We Don't Want To Be Number One In Lung Cancer Deaths (Lexington Herald Leader, Lexington, KY)
2 Lung Cancer Patients See Amazing Results in Clinical Study (ABC-7News, Denver, CO)
  Young Cancer Survivor Touches Senator (The News & Record, Greensboro, NC)
  Lung cancer survivors gather to celebrate, learn about treatments, research (The Beverly Hills Courier, Beverly Hills, CA)
  Genetic pattern indicates early-stage lung cancer (Science Daily)
  Watching Tumors on CTs Can Predict Lung Cancer (ABC News)
Recent News: November 2009
30 Retired fireman with lung cancer still fighting (Santa Cruz Sentinel, Santa Cruz, CA)
26 Lawmaker's cancer gives her new mission (Houston Chronicle, Houston, TX)
25 Fighting for breath (The Daily Reflector, Greenville, NC)
17 'Desperate Housewives' Star Fights Lung Cancer, Raises Awareness (FOX News)
16 Poniard Shares Tumble as Lung Cancer Drug Doesn't Meet Goal (Wall Street Journal)
  New treatment option for lung cancer patients (WJLA-ABC News, Washington, DC)
15 Paddleout held for surfer, board maker Gary Edger (The Orange County Register, Orange County, CA)
12 Veteran Jacksonville reporter faces new challenge in cancer fight (Florida Times Union, Jacksonville, FL)
  African-Americans at Greater Risk for Lung Cancer (The American Journal of Hematology/Oncology)
10 PET imaging useful in lung cancer cases (United Press International)
  Experimental Drug Leads to Life Changing News for Cancer Patients (ABC News)
  Drug 'shrinks lung cancer tumour' (BBC News)
7 Care about lung cancer as much as other issues (Kennebec Journal, Portland, ME)
6 Energetic cancer survivor beating the odds (King5TV, Seattle, WA)
5 Experimental treatment for lung cancer (WCVB, TV-5, Boston, MA)
  Sunset Vigils Shine Light on Lung Cancer (AOL News)
4 Concurrent Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy Shows Promise in Small Cell Lung Cancer (Science Daily--press release)
  Focused Radiation May Help Some With Lung Cancer (Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta, GA)
3 Lung cancer surgery not always needed (WLS-TV, ABC7, Chicago, IL)
  Wyoming Treasurer Joe Meyer Announces Lung Cancer (The Tribune, Cheyenee, WY)
  Biomoda awarded new patent (Reuters)
2 Balloon launch honors those battling lung cancer (WIBC-93.1FM, Indianapolis, IN)
  superDimension Launches Second Generation iLogic(TM)Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy System to Detect and Diagnose Lung Cancer (Reuters)
  Lung cancer will be topic of lecture in Duarte (Pasadena Star News, Pasadena, CA)
  Delays in lung cancer care more common in public hospitals (Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlanta, GA)
  Stereotactic Radiotherapy Stops Lung Cancer From Growing in Frail Patients (Reuters)
1 Deb Violette: November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month (WCHS6-NBC, Portland, ME)
  Sue Eber: November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month (LaCrosse Tribune, LaCrosse, WI)
 

 

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