Category Archives: Lung Cancer

Aspirin Can Prevent From Several Common Cancers

If you are taking aspirin to prevent heart attack, you should be glad to know that you might also be protected from a variety of cancers.   According to a new study published in Lancet, taking aspirin over a long period … Continue reading

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Black Tea Can Prevent Lung Cancer?

Black tea prevents nonsmokers from having lung cancer while milk and dairy products help deter lung cancer in smokers, according to research presented at CHEST 2010: American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting.  The researchers conducted interviews and analysis on … Continue reading

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It is Better for Cancer Patients to Die at Home

Cancer patients who die at home do so more peacefully and their caregivers also end up doing better emotionally, reported in the September 13th issue in the Journal of Clinical Oncology  Wright’s team studied 342 terminal cancer patients and their … Continue reading

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First-Line Erlotinib Triples Progression-Free Survival in NSCLC in Chinese Population

First-line erlotinib (Tarceva) tripled the progression-free survival in advanced non–small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients who had endothelial growth factor receptor (EGFR)-activating mutation, according to the OPTIMAL study presented at the 35th European Society for Medical Oncology Congress. The study … Continue reading

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How to Prevent Lung Cancer if You Are a Smoker?

If you are a smoker and would like to prevent lung cancer, you should consider eating a variety of fruit and vegetable. This piece of advice came from a new study published in the Aug 31 issue of the Cancer … Continue reading

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Gefitinib (Iressa) is better than Standard Therapy in Lung Cancer with EGFR Mutations

Gefitinib (Iressa) is more effective than first-line therapy in improving survival without disease in patients with advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and epidermal growth-factor receptor (EGFR) mutations.  The current study was conducted in 230 patients from 43 centers in Japan, … Continue reading

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Vitamin B6, Methionine Linked to Lower Risk for Lung Cancer

According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, serum levels of vitamin B6 and amino acid, methionine, were inversely associated with risk for lung cancer.  The study was conducted among ~400,000 participants in 10 … Continue reading

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Is Shark Cartilage Helpful For Cancer Patients?

Shark cartilage has been touted as a potential alternative or complementary cancer treatment for several decades. Dozens of shark cartilage products are sold as dietary supplements, but none have been studied in humans. A recently published study indicated that adding a … Continue reading

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Another Option in the Second Line Treatment of Patients with Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)

Docetaxel(Taxotere) has long been considered the standard of care for second-line treatment of advanced NSCLC.  However, the disadvantage of using this agent include the need to administer it with corticosteroid premedication and its toxicity profile A new study published in … Continue reading

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Vitamin K Intake Cut Cancer Risks

A study published in the March 24th issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggested that higher dietary intake of vitamin K may reduce the incidence of cancer and cancer-related mortality, particularly lung or prostate cancers. Vitamin K exists … Continue reading

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