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Research shows 4 of 10 UK cancer cases could be avoided with lifestyle changes

West Side Story
Mar 23, 2018
Health, Science
Recent research by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) indicates that four of every 10 cases of cancer in the UK could be avoided through lifestyle change such as a weight loss, quitting smoking, and cutting down on alco...

New research finds cholesterol busting statins as key to slowing down lung cancer

Cody Gash
May 2, 2015
Health
Belfast - A study, being conducted at the Queen’s University Belfast, has identified cholesterol busting statins as a key in reducing death rates in lung cancer patients. The study found that lung cancer patien...

Medicare to cover lung cancer screening with low dose computed tomography

Cody Gash
Feb 6, 2015
Health
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently issued a “final national coverage determination,” providing Medicare coverage of Screening for Lung Cancer with LDCT (Low Dose Computed Tomography) effe...

Research states Lung cancer happens only to smokers is a misconception

Siddhant Ghatge
Nov 16, 2014
Health
Lung cancer, which has been the top most reason for cancer deaths in women happens to non-smokers too. The researchers stated that the women in age 20-30 are being affected the most, and a huge percentage of th...

Extensive coverage from Medicare for older smokers, who’re smoking from a long time

Siddhant Ghatge
Nov 11, 2014
Health
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American smokers who have had a longer smoking history will now have their screenings for lung cancer from Medicare. The federal government made an announcement on Monday saying that they would cover around an ...

Americans smoking from past 30 years also gets Medicare Insurance for Lung Care

Charles Omedo
Nov 11, 2014
Health
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Americans with a long history of smoking can now expect to get some federal government’s protection in the form of Medicare and Medicaid annual screening coverage, and this is actually to save potentially save ...
Expert calls for early lung cancer screening in the UK

Expert calls for early lung cancer screening in the UK

Charles Omedo
Sep 11, 2014
Health
According to a medical expert at the UK Lung Cancer Screening (UKLS), Professor John Field, at least one person dies every two minutes in the EU from preventable lung cancer due to late diagnoses. Professor Fie...

Despite of the glaring facts, Cancer Survivors continue Smoking

Abby Smith
Aug 7, 2014
Health
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According to American Association for Cancer Research, nearly 10 percent of the long term cancer surviving people play with fire by continuing to smoke. These are specially the ones who endure cancers of lungs ...

Regular dose of Aspirin helps in Cancer prevention, says Study

Abby Smith
Aug 6, 2014
Health
UK - Healthy people are encouraged to take daily long-term doses of an aspirin so as to prevent cancer. Aspirin is drug developed by the German drug maker Bayer, is a cheap, over the counter drug, generally use...

Breast cancer and lung cancer are linked genetically

Platonium
Jun 1, 2014
Health
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Researchers have found that the gene that causes breast cancer can also lead to lung cancer. BRCA2, the gene that causes an increased risk of developing breast cancer, is also responsible for increasing the ...
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