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Blood test could identify smokers most at risk of cancer
Some smokers have a low level of a DNA repair enzyme, which puts them at high risk of lung cancer. Although smoking is the major risk factor for developing lung cancer, only ten per cent of heavy smokers actually get cancer, suggesting that other factors
May 8, 2013
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May 8, 2013 13:57
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Doctors to older, heavy smokers: Get CT screening for lung cancer | Reuters
a leading medical specialty group issued new guidelines on Tuesday recommending that doctors offer annual low-dose CT (computed tomography) scanning to people whose age and smoking history puts them at significant risk of lung cancer. That means current
May 7, 2013
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May 7, 2013 09:09
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Potential new prognostic tool found in genes common to tobacco-associated cancers
Results reported at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2013 in Washington, DC, showed that, in lung and bladder cancers, genes related to the regulation of the cell cycle are associated with poor patient outcomes. "We ultimately
May 3, 2013
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May 4, 2013 11:29
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[New York] NY Case May Raise Stakes For Medical Monitoring Claims
The Second Circuit asked New York state's highest court on Wednesday to determine whether smokers can bring a stand-alone medical monitoring claim against a tobacco company if they are not injured, a significant development that could eventually make it m
May 1, 2013
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May 2, 2013 03:21
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Lung Cancer Asbestos Victims Center Now Urges All Lung Cancer Victims To Call Them If They Were Exposed To Asbestos In Their Place Of Work-Possible Major Compensation
The Lung Cancer Asbestos Victims Center says, "We are urging any type of lung cancer victim to call us if they were exposed to asbestos in their workplace, because the compensation for these types of individuals can be in the tens of thousands, to hundre
Apr 24, 2013
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Apr 24, 2013 10:05
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[Florida] RJ Reynolds Ordered To Pay $6M Over Lung Cancer Death ($$)
The jury found Richard Aycock was addicted to cigarettes manufactured by R.J. Reynolds and that smoking the cigarettes had caused his death. They held the tobacco company 72.5 percent responsible for Aycock’s death and awarded $5.9 million to his widow,
Apr 19, 2013
Law360
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Apr 24, 2013 09:54
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VIDEO: “If it’s not cancer, I’ll give up smoking”
Replacement smokers are the lifeblood of the tobacco industry. What’s it like to treat the victims of this insidious industry? In this powerful TEDx talk, pulmonologists Pauline Dekker and Wanda de Kanter show the heartbreaking, but all too typical, jour
Apr 16, 2013
Tobacco Control Journal blogs
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Apr 16, 2013 03:51
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VIDEO: TEDx: Wanda de Kanter en Pauline Dekker: replacement smokers
Smoking is an addiction, not a free choice. The only free choice is at your first cigarette and is mostly lit at puberty in a phase where the brain is not dealing well with free choice. Dekker says to the person in the coffin, 'You will not die in vain. '
Apr 8, 2013
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Apr 13, 2013 16:12
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Smoking Raises Asbestos Workers' Cancer Risk, Study Says
Smokers exposed to asbestos who also have the lung condition asbestosis have a significantly raised risk of developing lung cancer, according to a new study. Quitting smoking after long-term asbestos exposure, however, can dramatically reduce the odds of
Apr 12, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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Apr 12, 2013 14:01
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Asbestos exposure, asbestosis, and smoking combined greatly increase lung cancer risk
The chances of developing lung cancer associated with asbestos exposure, asbestosis and smoking are dramatically increased when these three risk factors are combined, and quitting smoking significantly reduces the risk of developing lung cancer after lon
Apr 12, 2013
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Apr 12, 2013 04:21