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       <title>Lung Cancer - livepress.com</title>
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  <updated>2006-08-09 21:00:49</updated>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Tumor profiles may help cancer treatment 
    (AP)
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    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?136570"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?136570</id>
    <updated>2006-08-09 20:59:12</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - Scientists have created a gene profiling test that may someday help reveal which people with early  lung cancer  are likely to suffer a relapse and would benefit most from chemotherapy.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[New Test Can Determine If Lung Cancer Will Reappear]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?136526"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?136526</id>
    <updated>2006-08-09 19:58:45</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Researchers claim to have made a test that could most likely determine if a common form of  lung cancer  will reappear after surgery. With that knowledge, a doctor can adjust treatment accordingly by administering stronger drugs....]]></summary>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Tumor profiles may help cancer treatment 
    (AP)
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    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?136440"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?136440</id>
    <updated>2006-08-09 17:27:26</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - Scientists have created a gene profiling test that may someday help reveal which people with early  lung cancer  are likely to suffer a relapse and would benefit most from chemotherapy.]]></summary>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[New test predicts if lung cancer will spread 
    (Reuters)
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    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?136425"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?136425</id>
    <updated>2006-08-09 17:11:21</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Researchers say they have developed a 
test that can predict with near certainty whether the most 
common form of  lung cancer  will return after surgery.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Jury awards shipyard worker's widow &#36;10M 
    (AP)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?128179"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?128179</id>
    <updated>2006-07-27 12:38:01</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - A jury awarded $10.4 million to the widow of a former shipyard worker who died of  lung cancer  after four years of working with materials that contained asbestos.]]></summary>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Parsons Diagnosed With Lung Cancer]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?127353"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?127353</id>
    <updated>2006-07-26 11:38:43</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[One of NASCAR's bests from its past received some disheartening news. Former NASCAR champion, began treatments after being diagnosed with  lung cancer  on Wednesday.
                    
                
                
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  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Nicotine May Hasten The Growth Of Lung Cancer]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?124872"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?124872</id>
    <updated>2006-07-22 08:09:31</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[A study conducted by researchers from the University of South Florida revealed that nicotine would directly hasten the growth of  lung cancer .
                    
                
                
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  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Nicotine May Help Spur Lung Cancer 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?124431"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?124431</id>
    <updated>2006-07-21 12:12:15</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 21 (HealthDay News) -- While the nicotine in tobacco and in nicotine-replacement patches and gums doesn't cause  lung cancer , it may help it along, a new study finds.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[New Blood Test Can Detect Lung Cancer]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?122233"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?122233</id>
    <updated>2006-07-16 10:14:40</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[A new blood test can detect  lung cancer  long before an X-ray can. The test works by detecting proteins in the bloodstream that are sent out in response to lung tumors.
                    
                
                
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  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Blood test may find early lung cancer: study 
    (Reuters)
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    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?121553"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?121553</id>
    <updated>2006-07-14 17:47:26</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - A blood test that looks for the 
body's own immune response to tumors may provide an easy way to 
find  lung cancer  in patients long before an X-ray or CT scan 
could, U.S. researchers reported on Friday.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Marijuana Can Cause Changes To Lung Tissue]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?120996"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?120996</id>
    <updated>2006-07-13 21:35:20</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[According to decades of research, smoking marijuana can change lung tissue, which could promote the growth of cancerous cells. However, the marijuana and  lung cancer  link is still not absolute.
                    
                
                
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  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Marijuana tied to precancerous lung changes 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?120596"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?120596</id>
    <updated>2006-07-13 11:58:41</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Smoking marijuana can cause 
changes in lung tissue that may promote cancer growth, 
according to a review of decades of research on marijuana 
smoking and  lung cancer .]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Women smokers prone to lung cancer, but fewer die 
    (Reuters)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?119707"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?119707</id>
    <updated>2006-07-12 08:28:05</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - In agreement with several 
recent reports, a new study indicates that women who smoke are 
more likely to develop  lung cancer  than their male 
counterparts, yet they are also more likely to survive the 
malignancy. The findings appear in this week's Journal of the 
American Medical Association.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Women Run Greater Risk of Lung Cancer 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?119482"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?119482</id>
    <updated>2006-07-11 23:52:31</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Women who smoke are more likely to develop  lung cancer  than men who smoke.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Lung cancer risk twice as high for women smokers: study 
    (Reuters)
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    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?119209"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?119209</id>
    <updated>2006-07-11 16:47:34</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Cigarette-smoking women run twice the 
risk of  lung cancer  as men who smoke but are far less likely to 
die from the disease than males, according to a study published 
on Tuesday.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Women Run Greater Risk of Lung Cancer 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?119191"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?119191</id>
    <updated>2006-07-11 16:17:17</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Women who smoke are more likely to develop  lung cancer  than men who smoke.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[U.S. Women Uninformed About Lung Cancer 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?118664"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?118664</id>
    <updated>2006-07-10 23:52:26</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - MONDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey finds that American women are greatly uninformed about the threats posed by  lung cancer  and how it can affect them.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Cancer Cure May Lie In Thistle Drug]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?114815"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?114815</id>
    <updated>2006-06-28 18:01:56</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[A study by scientists at University of Colorado, Denver, looks forward to a drug derived from milk thistle which may help treat cancers in future. In their investigation the drug called Silibinin, was found to destroy  lung cancer  in mice....]]></summary>
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  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Milk thistle drug blocks lung cancer in mice 
    (Reuters)
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    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?114002"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?114002</id>
    <updated>2006-06-27 17:32:57</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[Reuters - Silibinin, a drug derived from 
milk thistle, destroys  lung cancer  in mice, investigators at 
the University of Colorado, Denver report in the Journal of the 
National Cancer Institute.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Summary Box: secondhand smoke 
    (AP)
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    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?113717"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?113717</id>
    <updated>2006-06-27 10:28:35</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[AP - THE PROBLEM: 126 million nonsmokers are exposed to secondhand smoke that increases their risk of death from  lung cancer , heart disease and other illnesses.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Naturally Occuring Protein May Fight Lung Cancers]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?111518"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?111518</id>
    <updated>2006-06-23 09:57:50</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[According to new research the naturally occurring protein HLJ1 may suppress tumors or prevent cancer cells from reproducing in non-small-cell  lung cancer . The American Cancer Society reports about 85 percent of lung malignancies are classified as non-small-cell lung cancers....]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Protein May Fight Lung Cancers 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?111289"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?111289</id>
    <updated>2006-06-22 23:51:40</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- A naturally occurring protein called HLJ1 may slow down or even stop the progression of tumors in non-small-cell  lung cancer , a new study finds.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Protein May Fight Lung Cancers 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?111102"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?111102</id>
    <updated>2006-06-22 17:32:35</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) -- A naturally occurring protein called HLJ1 may slow down or even stop the progression of tumors in non-small-cell  lung cancer , a new study finds.]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Doctors remain powerless against cancer after 50 years of research 
    (AFP)
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    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?108189"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?108189</id>
    <updated>2006-06-18 12:44:02</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[    AFP - The medical community has gained a better understanding of cancer after a half-century of enormous investments and research, but the disease is still winning the battle.  ]]></summary>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title><![CDATA[Researchers Revisit Radiation After Lung Cancer Surgery 
    (HealthDay)
]]></title>
    <link href="http://livepress.com/go/?106216"/>
    <id>http://livepress.com/go/?106216</id>
    <updated>2006-06-14 23:52:04</updated>
    <summary><![CDATA[HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- Radiation therapy after surgery may need to be reconsidered as a treatment option for certain types of  lung cancer , a new study suggests.]]></summary>
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