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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A controversial radiation treatment for patients who've had lung cancer surgery may not help elderly people live longer, U.S. researchers have found.

  New study casts doubt on lung cancer treatment

  on February 12, 2012 - 9:01pm
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  There are two main types of cancer that start in the lungs: small cell and non-small cell lung cancer.

  How to Recognize Lung Cancer Symptoms

  By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on February 9, 2012 - 9:15am
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  For the first time since cancer statistics have been monitored, fewer U.S. women are getting lung cancer and dying from the disease.

  Smoking Still Leading Lung Cancer Cause, but Fewer in U.S. are Puffing

  By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on February 6, 2012 - 9:28pm
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  Some of us have slain the dragon known as nicotine. It's as addictive as street drugs and can be just as deadly, even if death is slow. For many, the death is slow, but sure.

  Trying to Quit: Nicotine Patches and Gums Don't Work

  By Susan Cody HERWriter Guide on January 11, 2012 - 7:10pm
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  [Corrects date in paragraph 12, adds Kevin Coombes' name to paragraphs 10 and 11 of elin020, posted Jan 9, 2012.]

  REFILE: Eighth retraction marks slide of lung cancer work

  on January 9, 2012 - 9:57am
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a reminder of how much a once-heralded area of lung cancer research has crumbled, a former Duke oncologist and his colleagues issued their eighth study ...

  Eighth retraction marks slide of lung cancer work

  on January 9, 2012 - 8:43am
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  Nicotine is one of the most addictive substances and millions of people are hooked. Many of them don’t want to be.

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  An Expert’s Blueprint to Help You Quit Smoking

  By Andrew Schorr HERWriter on January 5, 2012 - 1:35pm
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  Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a special light treatment that affects cells that are directly exposed.

  What is Photodynamic Therapy and What Conditions Does it Treat?

  By Michele Blacksberg RN HERWriter on January 3, 2012 - 6:22pm
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  This year, why not be resolute about improving your health? Try these ten tips to get your New Year off to a great start and lower your cancer risk. 10. Trim your waistline: Dr.

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  10 New Year Resolutions to Lower Your Cancer Risk

  Impacted 1 Lives By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on December 28, 2011 - 11:08pm
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A woman's lung cancer risk doesn't appear to be linked to the number of children she has, although some scientists had thought hormonal changes during ...

  Women's lung cancer risk not tied to childbirths

  on December 26, 2011 - 6:00am