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Despite obstacles, fine needle aspiration might be best diagnostic tool

Written by | 23 Apr 2012

Screening for lung cancer with low dose CT scans has been shown to save lives. However, research shows that when CT scans reveal nodules in the lungs, it… read more.

ESMO 2011 Report – Bolero-2 Trial: Paradigm shift in the management of breast cancer

Written by | 16 Apr 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – Breast cancer is one of the commonest malignancies among women all over the world. Though the incidence of diagnosed breast cancer continues to… read more.

ESMO 2011 Report – Radium-223 chloride in bone metastasis

Written by | 16 Apr 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – Despite encouraging progress in the early diagnosis and better management outcome of common cancers, a high proportion of patients still present with advanced… read more.

ESMO 2011 Report – Promising results in the management of advanced basal cell carcinoma

Written by | 16 Apr 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – Basal cell carcinoma is the most common malignancy in the world. Its incidence is common in people with fair skin due to excessive… 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.

More people get cancer, yet fewer die

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

World Health Matters – Australia – by Gary Finnegan – Over the past quarter century in Australia, cancer incidence rates have increased while deaths from cancer have steadily… read more.

Public consultation on cancer medicines

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

EMA Highlights by Gary Finnegan – The EMA has launched a public consultation on its revised guidelines covering how potential cancer drugs are assessed.  The document provides guidance… read more.

ASCO 2011 Report – Thoracic oncology update

Written by | 16 Mar 2012

by Dr. Riyaz Shah, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Kent Oncology Centre – The ASCO 2011 Annual Meeting took place in early June at the vast McCormick Place Convention Centre… read more.

Love your Lungs this Valentines Day 2012

Written by | 9 Mar 2012

The Irish Lung Health Alliance, which comprises the Alpha One Foundation, the Irish Thoracic Society, the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland, the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association, Ben Bulben… read more.

CT Scans Might Help Detect COPD

Written by | 9 Mar 2012

by Bruce Sylvester – Computed tomography (CT) scanning for lung cancer of men who are current or former heavy smokers also identified a significant proportion with chronic obstructive… read more.

IASLC 2011 Report – Recent developments in the management of small cell lung cancers

Written by | 18 Jan 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – The incidence of small cell lung cancer accounts for nearly 15% of all diagnosed lung cancers. The majority present with locally advanced disease… read more.

IASLC 2011 Report – Management of pancoast tumours

Written by | 18 Jan 2012

by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – In 1838 E. S. Hare published work about tumours involving certain nerves.1 However, Henry Pancoast, a radiologist from Philadelphia described the classical clinical… read more.

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