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Lung Cancer Cases On the Rise in Non-Smokers, Study Suggests

By Live Science Staff published

More and more women and people who have never smoked are being diagnosed with lung cancer, a new study finds.

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Lung Cancer Deaths Unchanged by Annual Chest X-Rays

By Sarah C.P. Williams published

CT scans, however, show some promise as a screening tool.

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When Lung Cancer Resists Treatment, More Biopsies Needed

By Joe Brownstein published

Biopsies may provide clues as to why a patient's lung cancer becomes resistant to treatment.

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Idea Gets a Toehold: Nails Hold Clue to Lung Cancer Risk

By Rachael Rettner published

Level of nicotine in your toenails may indicate cancer risk.

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Lung Cancer a Different Disease in Smokers and Nonsmokers

By Amanda Chan published

Never-smokers' tumors have nearly twice as many DNA alterations than smokers' tumors.

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CT Scan Cuts Smokers' Lung Cancer Deaths by 20%

By Live Science Staff published

Screening heavy smokers with a computed tomography (CT) scan can catch tumors early and reduce deaths from lung cancers by 20 percent

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Lung Cancer Drug Speeds Through Clinical Trials

By Joe Brownstein published

A new drug called crizotinib shows strong promise for patients with a metastatic form of lung cancer.

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After Lung Cancer Surgery, Nearly Half of Patients Resume Smoking

By Live Science Staff published

More than a third of smokers who had surgery to remove early stage lung cancer were smoking again within a year, a new study finds.

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