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Lucanix, the Novel Lung Cancer Vaccine
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Oncologists at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in La Jolla are hoping to stave off the relentless march of advanced lung cancer by treating patients with a novel kind of cancer vaccine. While many vaccines attempt to pump up the immune system to fight off a cancer, the new vaccine, Lucanix, is genetically engineered to also trick the cancer into turning off its immune system-suppressing activities.
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Screening may be one way to reduce risk of death from lung cancer
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Screening for lung cancer with computed tomography (CT) may help reduce lung cancer deaths in current and former smokers, but it won't protect them from other causes of death associated with smoking, according to a new study.
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New inhalable form of gene therapy shows promise for treating lung cancer
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A new inhalable form of gene therapy -- based on technology recognized in the 2006 Nobel medicine prize, shows increasing promise for treating lung cancer, infectious diseases and inflammatory lung disease, scientists have concluded after an exhaustive review of worldwide research on the topic.
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PAHs, via oxidative stress, can led to mutations in critical genes important in lung cancer
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Two types of cancer-causing agents in cigarettes--a nicotine-derived chemical and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are the main culprits in lung cancer. Exposure to tobacco smoke -- both mainstream and second-hand -- is a leading cause of cancer death in the United States.
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Smokers May Be Protected From Lung Cancer Eating Fruits, Vegetables And Teas
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Tobacco smokers who eat three servings of fruits and vegetables per day and drink green or black tea may be protecting themselves from lung cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by UCLA cancer researchers.
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