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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some evidence tying the mineral selenium to a reduced risk of lung cancer, a new long-term study sees no connection between the two.In fact, researchers found that among heavy smokers, those with the highest selenium levels ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have never smoked, but who live in areas with higher air pollution levels, are roughly 20 percent more likely to die from lung cancer than people who live with cleaner air, researchers conclude in a ...
LONDON (Reuters) - German scientists experimenting with sniffer dogs have found they can accurately detect lung cancer by smelling breath samples.In a study carried out by researchers from Schillerhoehe Hospital in Germany, the dogs were able to correctly detect lung tumors in ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - CT scans to measure lung tumors can be unreliable, potentially leading patients and doctors to believe cancer is growing when it's not, according to a study.In principle, that could mean stopping a treatment that is actually keeping ...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California law allows an ex-smoker with lung cancer to sue Philip Morris USA, even though she filed the case years after she had been diagnosed with a separate smoking-related disease, an appeals court has ruled.Nikki Pooshs was a ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The bass player with alternative rock band TV on the Radio died on Wednesday after a battle with lung cancer, the group said. Gerard Smith was 36."We are very sad to announce the death of our beloved friend ...
LONDON (Reuters) - British scientists have found that counting the number of lung cancer cells circulating in a patient's blood could help determine how aggressive the cancer is and predict the best treatment to use.Researchers working with the charity Cancer Research UK ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More research is suggesting that heavy smokers may benefit from screening for lung cancer, to detect tumors in their earliest stages.A new study finds that regular smokers who received three-dimensional X-rays to look for the presence of ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Dutch researchers have found that men who screen negative for lung cancer are a bit less likely to try to quit smoking than men whose scan is inconclusive and requires follow up.The findings in the European Respiratory ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have discovered specific changes in the blood of patients with two deadly cancers that may allow doctors to diagnose them at an earlier stage.Using new screening technology developed by privately held Somalogic Inc, company researchers said on ...
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