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Changes in smoking significantly impacts lung cancer mortality in the U.S. : 1975-2000

Written by | 14 Jun 2012

by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that, in the last quarter of the 20th century, changes in smoking behaviors have led to a significant drop in lung cancer… read more.

Opioids effective in relieving severe shortness of breath in COPD patients

Written by | 12 Jun 2012

Patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and shortness of breath found that opioids provided relief and improved their quality of life,

International panel updates definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome

Written by | 12 Jun 2012

Gordon D. Rubenfeld, M.D., of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Canada, and colleagues with the ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) Definition Task Force, developed a new definition… read more.

P. aeruginosa bacteria associated with increased hospitalisations in COPD patients

Written by | 12 Jun 2012

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who become infected with the bacterium Pseudomonas aerguinosa are more likely to have worse clinical outcomes and experience more hospitalizations during the course… read more.

SABCS 2011 Report – Tumour markers for patient selection in treatment with VEGF inhibitors

Written by | 14 May 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – It is well known that HER2-positive marker positively regulates VEGF expression and VEGR levels correlate with HER2 over-expression. There is emerging evidence to… read more.

SABCS 2011 Report – It’s time to bend the cost of cancer care downwards

Written by | 14 May 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – There is clear evidence that the USA spends twice as much as any other country per GDP on cancer treatment but, except for… read more.

SABCS 2011 Report – Age dependent variation in the management of breast cancer

Written by | 14 May 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – Age is the number one risk factor for the development of breast cancer. Not only the incidence but also the mortality from breast… read more.

Breast cancer and survivorship

Written by | 14 May 2012

by Dr Alison Louise Jones (pictured) – The headline figures are that the majority of women survive a diagnosis of breast cancer: 78% of those women currently diagnosed… read more.

A review of the EMAS clinical guide: Selective oestrogen receptor modulators for postmenopausal osteoporosis

Written by | 3 May 2012

In  Europe,  osteoporotic  fractures account  for  more  Disability  Adjusted  Life  Years  (DALYs)  lost than common cancers with the exception of lung cancer.

AACE endorses new lower LDL targets and ApoB testing

Written by | 2 May 2012

New guidelines on dyslipidemia and the prevention of atherogenesis give official sanction to something endocrinologists have been doing for years: lowering LDL targets.

Urgent research needed to determine most effective follow-up care for lung cancer patients

Written by | 23 Apr 2012

Latest study says regular follow-up positive.  Scientist say there is an urgent need for research into all aspects of follow-up care in lung cancer. The study presented in… read more.

ESMO 2011 Report – Shaping the future: from principle to practice

Written by | 16 Apr 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – One of the most important advances in cancer research over the last decade or so has been the appearance of targeted therapies. It… read more.

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