Non-Platinum Chemotherapy as Effective for SCLC
Non-Platinum Chemotherapy as Effective for SCLC Chemotherapy regimens that do not contain platinum agents (Platinol and Paraplatin) appear to be just as effective as regimens that do contain platinum...
View ArticleGemzar® and Paraplatin® Equivalent to Platinol® and VePesid® for SCLC
Gemzar® and Paraplatin® Equivalent to Platinol® and VePesid® for SCLC A combination of Gemzar® (gemcitabine) and Paraplatin® (carboplatin) is as effective as standard Platinol® (cisplatin) and...
View ArticleThalidomide Doesn’t Benefit Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer
Treatment with a combination of thalidomide and chemotherapy did not improve survival among patients with small cell lung cancer, and resulted in a higher risk of blood clots than treatment with...
View ArticleNovember Is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month
As the month of November brings lung cancer into focus, it’s time to increase public understanding of the disease, including its prevalence, approaches to screening and prevention, treatment options,...
View ArticleMost Survivors of Lung and Colorectal Cancer Keep Their Jobs
Among people diagnosed with nonmetastatic lung or colorectal cancer, the majority return to work, according to a study recently published in Journal of Clinical Oncology. Those who do leave the...
View ArticleDepression May Persist With Metastatic Cancer
A substantial number of patients with metastatic cancer may suffer from depression which tends to persist and grow more severe toward the end of life, according to the results of a study published...
View ArticleSome Patients with Advanced Cancer Continue Screening
A significant proportion of patients with advanced cancers continue to undergo cancer screening, even though screening is unlikely to benefit these patients. These findings were recently reported in...
View ArticleProphylactic Cranial Irradiation May Improve Survival in Small Cell Lung Cancer
Radiation to the brain prior to detectable spread of cancer to the brain improved survival in patients with both early- and late-stage small cell lung cancer. These results were recently presented at...
View ArticleFactors Affecting Quality of Life at the End of Life
For people with advanced cancer, quality of life at the end of life—sometimes referred to as “a good death”—may have less to do with medical treatment and more to do with a therapeutic alliance with...
View ArticleXgeva Improves Survival Over Zometa in Advanced Lung Cancer
Patients with advanced lung cancer experienced modest improvement in survival when they received bone-targeted therapy with Xgeva® (denosumab) instead of Zometa® (zoledronic acid), according to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
National Lung Cancer Awareness Month on CancerConnect
November 14, 2014 Sun Valley, ID & Fort Worth, TX—OMNI Health Media (OMNI) announces the launch of lung cancer programs for national lung cancer awareness month. As the month of November brings...
View ArticleChest Radiation Improves Survival in Extended-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
The results of a recently reported clinical study at the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in San Francisco demonstrate that thoracic radiation improves...
View ArticleInnovative Clinical Trials for Lung Cancer Currently Underway
The cancer research community is moving forward in its efforts find more effective treatment for patients with lung cancer. Current clinical trials are taking innovative approaches to how therapies for...
View ArticleAdvanced Squamous Cell Lung Cancer: The Lung-MAP Trial
The cancer research community is moving forward in its efforts find more effective treatment for patients with lung cancer. Current clinical trials are taking innovative approaches to how therapies for...
View ArticleNFCR-Support Research Finds New Way to Combat Resistant Lung Cancer
A team of researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital has developed a new platform that can rapidly identify effective drug combinations for lung cancer patients whose tumors have stopped responding...
View Article16th World Conference on Lung Cancer Expected to Highlight Advances in...
Today, September 6, the 16th World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) begins in Denver, Colorado. The WCLC is the world’s largest meeting dedicated to lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies. More...
View Article5 Things Women Should Know about Lung Cancer
By Christina S. Baik, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine Assistant Member, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center 1. Smoking causes the...
View ArticleSutent® Maintenance Therapy Found Active in Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Cancer Connect: Doctors have reported that maintenance therapy using Sutent® (sunitinib) delays the time to cancer progression and improves survival in patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung...
View ArticleLung Cancer Advances: Precision Medicine and Immunotherapy Make a Difference
Precision medicine continues to impact the lives of lung cancer patients with research into genomics and genetics leading to unprecedented progress in improving outcomes. Tailored treatments have...
View ArticleFactors Affecting Quality of Life at the End of Life
For people with advanced cancer, quality of life at the end of life—sometimes referred to as “a good death”—may have […] The post Factors Affecting Quality of Life at the End of Life appeared first on .
View Article
