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NEWS ABOUT: lung cancer

lung cancer stories: 37 news summaries

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 Smoker's Lungs 
 Kill War Hero 
 Transplant Patient 

Young corporal complained about 'dud' lungs

Oct 12, 09 3:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A British war hero died of a cancerous tumor after receiving "dud" lungs from a heavy smoker in a transplant operation, his wife complained in an inquest. After Iraq vet Corp. Matthew Millington was diagnosed with an incurable lung disease, he was given lungs from a dead man who... More »

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Iraq • cancer • lung cancer • Britain • war hero

Urine Test Predicts
Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk

Detectable chemical IDs smokers with lots to lose

Apr 20, 09 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - A chemical detectable in urine can help predict which smokers are prone to lung cancer, NPR reports. A 10-year study of 500 smokers found that those with the highest levels of nicotine and NNAL—created as the body metabolizes tobacco—were 8.5 times more likely to develop cancer. Researchers... More »

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study • lung cancer • tobacco • nicotine • urine test • NNAL

Supreme Court Refuses Philip Morris Appeal

$79.5M case was seen as way to clamp down on punitive damages

Mar 31, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Big business once hoped that the Supreme Court would use a tobacco lawsuit bouncing around the court system since 1999 to clamp down on the awarding of punitive damages. Instead, the AP reports, the Supreme Court gave a one-sentence order refusing to hear an appeal of a $79.5 million... More »

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lung cancer • cigarettes • Oregon • Philip Morris • US Supreme Court

OBITUARY

'Winston Man' Dies of Cancer Amidst Trial

Actor was set to testify against tobacco giant RJ Reynolds

Mar 3, 09 1:55 PM CST
(Newser) - Alan Landers, the one-time face of Winston cigarettes, has died at 68 of lung and throat cancer in the middle of a multi-million dollar legal action against his former employers, the Guardian reports. Landers, who was to testify next month, was among about 9,000 Florida smokers suing cigarette companies... More »

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Florida • advertising • lung cancer • smoking • cigarettes • class action • RJ Reynolds • Winston • throat cancer • Alan Landers • Big Tobacco

Addiction Led
to Smoker's Death: Jury

Widow scores first blood in potentially groundbreaking trial

Feb 13, 09 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Addiction to cigarettes caused chain smoker Stuart Hess’ death from lung cancer, a Florida jury ruled yesterday, paving the way for his widow to receive damages from Phillip Morris. The case is the first of 8,000 to spin out of a landmark 1994 class-action suit. That case's $145 billion... More »

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cancer • Florida • lung cancer • smoking • tobacco • Miami • lawsuit • Philip Morris • tobacco companies • Stuart Hess • Elaine Hess • Benson & Hedges

OBITUARY

 John Updike 
 Dies at 76 

Pulitzer winner suffered from lung cancer, publisher says

Jan 27, 09 12:39 PM CST
(AP) - John Updike, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, prolific man of letters, and erudite chronicler of sex, divorce, and other adventures in postwar America, died today of lung cancer at age 76. A literary force who frequently appeared on best-seller lists, Updike penned novels, short stories, poems, criticism, the memoir Self-Consciousness, and... More »

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lung cancer • obituary • Pulitzer Prize • John Updike

 Quit Smoking? Yes We Can! 

President-elect's struggle with nicotine could help others kick the habit

Dec 29, 08 10:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is about to become the nation's smoker-in-chief, and anti-smoking advocates are hopeful he'll become a powerful example for other smokers if he finally manages to kick the habit. He has quit several times but so far has always gone back to smoking up to eight cigarettes a day,... More »

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lung cancer • White House • heart disease • smoking • cigarettes • dopamine • smoking cessation • nicotine patch • Nicorette • President Obama • Smoking Cessation Leadership Center • nicotine addiction • tobacco smoke

(Newser) - Cancer will surpass heart disease as the world’s preeminent killer by 2010, Reuters reports. A WHO study concluded that cancer cases will double between 2000 and 2020, and almost triple by 2030, largely because of increased tobacco use in developing countries. In men, who are more likely to contract... More »

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cancer • United Nations • breast cancer • lung cancer • heart disease • smoking • World Health Organization • Third World • medical study

 Cancer Cases, Deaths Drop 

Trend, ongoing since beginning of decade, linked to less smoking

Nov 25, 08 6:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Cancer researchers reported a good-news milestone today: Both the number of new cases and the number of cancer deaths are declining for the first time, USA Today reports. Scientists gave most of the credit to a drop in the number of smokers. “By preventing smoking, you can give someone... More »

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cancer • American Cancer Society • lung cancer • smoking • medical research • National Cancer Institute • scientific study • death rates

Fewer Than 20% of US Adults Smoke, a First

Rate drops, though 43M still light up; 443K die yearly as result

Nov 13, 08 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Smoking in the US is at its lowest since cigarettes became widespread after World War I, Reuters reports, with fewer than 20% of adults in the country lighting up—the lowest figure on record. Observers credit the gradual decline to awareness, bans on smoking in public places, and prohibitive taxation.... More »

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American Cancer Society • lung cancer • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • smoking • tobacco • smoking cessation • World War I • cigarette • decline

 Merle Haggard Recovering
From Lung Cancer Surgery

Country legend loses portion of lung

Nov 10, 08 4:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Country crooner Merle Haggard is recovering at home in California after undergoing surgery for lung cancer last week, Reuters reports. The 71-year-old singer was recently diagnosed with a slow-spreading form of the cancer, which tests show was completely removed in the surgery. "I'm feeling better and better each day,... More »

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surgery • lung cancer • recovery • Merle Haggard

DNA Breakthrough IDs Genes That Boost Lung Cancer Risk

Localized variation could guide fight against disease

Nov 3, 08 10:51 AM CST
(Newser) - In a discovery that applies to both smokers and nonsmokers, researchers have identified two genetic variations that may increase the risk of lung cancer by some 60%, Reuters reports. A huge sample—15,000-plus subjects in 18 countries—yielded results that helped researchers locate the variations on the fifth chromosome,... More »

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genetics • lung cancer • cancer research • genetic research

 Newman Quits
 Hospital, With
 'Weeks to Live'

Asks to die at home with family

Aug 11, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cancer-stricken Paul Newman is finished with chemotherapy and has gone home to be with his family, Fox News reports. The 82-year-old Oscar-winner reportedly has weeks to live but “didn’t want to die in the hospital,” a family friend said. The actor is said to have been getting... More »

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lung cancer • celebrity • Paul Newman

Popular Cancer Drug Is Iffy
and Expensive

Widely prescribed Avastin doesn't prolong life, studies say

Jul 6, 08 10:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Avastin is one of the most widely prescribed cancer drugs in the world, but it might not work, the New York Times reports. The drug, made by Genentech, brings in about $2.3 billion a year in the US alone, but recent trials have shown that though the drug shrinks... More »

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cancer • breast cancer • lung cancer • prescription drugs • colon cancer • cancer treatment • Avastin • clinical trials

 Fungus Drug
 Zaps Cancer 
 in Study 

New drug starves tumors of blood

Jun 30, 08 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A powerful new cancer drug has been developed from a fungus discovered by accident, Reuters reports. The drug, called lodamin, is dramatically effective against a range of cancers and works by starving tumors of blood, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology. Mice infected with... More »

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cancer • prostate cancer • lung cancer • ovarian cancer • melanoma • nanotechnology • neuroblastoma • glioblastomas • uterine tumors • Aspergillus fumigatus fresenius • lodamin

 Ailing Newman Gives
 $120M Company to Charity 

Reports say movie legend dying of lung cancer

Jun 11, 08 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Movie legend Paul Newman has quietly turned over his ownership of Newman's Own cookies and salad dressing company—worth $120 million—to his charitable foundation, which helps ill and impoverished kids, reports Fox TV. News of the gift comes amid reports the gaunt 83-year-old star is dying of lung cancer;... More »

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lung cancer • Martha Stewart • Robert Redford • Paul Newman • Newman's Own • Joanne Woodward • Memorial Sloan Kettering • Hole in the Wall Gang • Sundance Institute

Quit Sooner, Live Longer

Newly minted nonsmokers see benefits almost immediately

May 7, 08 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Smokers who kick the habit see their risk of dying drop drastically after 5 years, and their risk level nears that of nonsmokers within 20 years, new research finds. In a study that followed 100,000 women over 3 decades, researchers recorded a 13% drop in death from all causes... More »

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lung cancer • heart disease • smoking • public health • smoking cessation • health risks

HPV Linked With Lung Cancer, But Many Still Fight Vaccine

Conservatives say drug encourages teen sex

Apr 28, 08 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The human papillomavirus, or HPV, has been linked to increased risk of lung cancer, but conservatives are standing firm in opposition to the new vaccine. Parents and activists charge that Gardasil encourages promiscuous sex, ABC News reports. "If you give kids the vaccine, you're giving them a license to... More »

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HPV • cervical cancer • Gardasil • lung cancer • sex education

OPINION

New Cancer Scan Promising, But Much Testing Remains

Dramatic decrease in mortality rate is contested by scientists

Apr 24, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A study claiming to dramatically reduce the risk of lung-cancer death is the object of intense scientific debate, Philip Boffey writes in the New York Times. Researchers screened asymptomatic smokers with spiral CT scans, which are more sensitive than the traditional chest X-ray. They estimate 92% of those found to... More »

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lung cancer • medical research • tumors • cancer screening • cancer prevention • spiral CT scans • chest X-ray

Predicting Cancer Is All in Your Head

Test on smokers' mouths shows link to disease in lungs

Apr 14, 08 1:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A simple test on cells from the mouth could help doctors predict which smokers will develop lung cancer, Reuters reports. In a test group, 95% of subjects with the genetic damage associated with cancer in their lungs had the same damage in their mouths. More »

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cancer • medical breakthrough • lung cancer • smoking • University of Texas • lung biopsy

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