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Move over, bacon - lots of other things cause cancer
For example, viral hepatitis B and C can cause liver cancer, while the sexually transmitted human p…
Jessica Orwig,Tanya Lewis
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World Lung Cancer Day: Rise of disease among non-smokers a concern
Increasing incidence of lung cancer among non-smokers has become a matter of concern in the country…
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There's something remarkable happening with cancer
But here's the good news: The overall rate of cancer deaths fell by 23% between 1991 and 2012. By i…
Lydia Ramsey
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An 8-Year Old Girl Has Become China's Youngest Lung Cancer Patient, And The Doctors Are Blaming Air Pollution
The report of the eight-year-old girl's diagnosis comes after choking smog enveloped the northeaste…
Agence France Presse
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These Maps Clearly Illustrate The Link Between Smoking And Cancer
"Lung cancer shows the largest geographic variation in cancer occurrence by far, reflecting the lar…
Lauren F Friedman
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New AI tool identifies non-smokers at high risk for lung cancer
A novel artificial intelligence (AI) tool can identify non-smokers who are at high risk for lung ca…
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Scientists find an ancient virus might be the key to treating lung cancer
Scientists from the Francis Crick Institute and Cancer Research UK have discovered how normally-dor…
Bethany Dawson
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Minnesota hockey star and NHL exec Tom Kurvers dead at 58 of lung cancer
Minnesota Wild assistant general manager Tom Kurvers, who spent 11 seasons playing in the NHL, was …
Kelly McLaughlin
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AstraZeneca, Qure.ai to bring AI solutions for early detection of lung cancer
British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca on Monday announced a a partnership with Mumbai-bas…
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Cuba has a revolutionary lung cancer treatment - and the US will likely get it soon
A 2010 review of phase two trials of CimaVax conducted in Cuba between 1995 and 2005 found that pat…
Erin Brodwin
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2 cancer drugmakers just presented key data about how new treatments work in lung cancer - and the markets picked a winner
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Lydia Ramsey
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Double tragedy for Larry King as his son and daughter die in the space of 3 weeks
The 86-year-old TV host is mourning the recent loss of both his son Andy and daughter Chaia.
Julian Kossoff
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NovoCure surges 65% to all-time high on upbeat review of its lung cancer treatment trial
"Pending regulatory approval, the recommended protocol adjustments could accelerate trial completio…
Isabelle Lee
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Bristol-Myers Squibb just claimed 'a breakthrough in cancer research' - but there's a catch
In a much-anticipated study, BMS showed how its drugs Opdivo and Yervoy stack up when treating lung…
Lydia Ramsey
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A man got worried when his cough lasted for weeks. Doctors found multiple masses in his lungs.
An X-ray showed a large mass in his right lung that was "highly suspicious" for cancer, according t…
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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'We are going to have lung cancer patients living longer and better:' A new kind of cancer treatment is about to change how we treat the disease
Progression-free survival - a clinical endpoint that basically means the cancer hasn't grown - was …
Lydia Ramsey
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One failed study shows just how fiercely competitive a new field of cancer therapy is
Opdivo, which has already been approved to treat other forms of cancer, has been a big hit for BMS,…
Lydia Ramsey
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There's one key type of cancer that we're having trouble beating
The report, compiled by experts from the CDC, the North American Association of Central Cancer Regi…
Lydia Ramsey
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Here Are Some Things That Have Killed Americans Since The First Reported Case Of US Ebola
Death numbers from 2012 for heart disease, diabetes, and flu/pneumonia came from the CDC's 2012 "Mo…