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12/4/2008
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Lung Cancer: Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Elderly
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States for both men and women. In the United States, 80% of patients with lung cancer have non-small cell lung cancer, while the remaining 20% have small cell lung cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer is a "catch all" term for a group of cancers originating in the lung that includes adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. All of these diseases are treated in a similar fashion, and are therefore discussed under the general heading of non-small cell lung cancer. The average age at diagnosis of lung cancer is 68 years, which means that more than half of all patients with non-small cell lung cancer are older than 65 years of age and one-third are over 70 years old. [more]
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Variations in Gene Activity Can Predict the Survival of Patients with Lymphoma
Patterns of gene activity in a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma has given researchers a better understanding of factors that contribute to the survival of patients treated for the disease. [more]
Lung Cancer News: Iressa Proves Just as Effective as Chemotherapy for Lung Cancer
Gefitinib, also known as Iressa, the once-promising targeted therapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, has proven as effective as chemotherapy as a second-line therapy for the disease [more]
High Dose Chemotherapy Significantly Prolongs Survival for Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Preliminary results from a large, randomized clinical trial for patients ages 16 to 60 with previously untreated acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, show that patients [more]
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