Pulmonology Medical News about Lung Cancer

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Early Prediction of Response to First-Line Therapy Using Integrated 18F-FDG PET/CT for Patients with Advanced/Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 06/29/09

Lee DH et al. - Single 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography scan taken after one cycle of treatment could predict progressive disease earlier than standard radiographic evaluation and can be used as a measure to avoid ineffective systemic chemotherapy.

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Lung cancer: a biologically different disease in women?
Women's Health, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 73%

Oestrogen plus progestin and lung cancer in postmenopausal women (Womens Health Initiative trial): a post-hoc analysis of a randomised controlled trial
The Lancet, 10/12/09 Relevance Score: 72%

Haplotype and Cell Proliferation Analyses of Candidate Lung Cancer Susceptibility Genes on Chromosome 15q24-25.1
Cancer Research, 10/06/09 Relevance Score: 71%

Noninvasive detection of lung cancer by analysis of exhaled breath
BMC Cancer, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 70%

African American lung cancer patients may have different response to new cancer-fighting drugs
EurekAlert, 10/08/09 Relevance Score: 70%