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Offers programs designed to help improve the quality of life of people with lung cancer and their families.
Lung Cancer Alliance
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Lung

BREAKING NEWS

Chemotherapy doses often inadequate in elderly patients with lung cancer OCTOBER 12, 2009
Further testing justified for smokers with hemoptysis and normal chest x-ray OCTOBER 9, 2009
TNM lung cancer classification needs fine tuning OCTOBER 9, 2009

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Lung Cancer Patients May Soon Have New Drug Option

BY MELISSA WEBER

A drug temporarily withdrawn from the Food and Drug Administration for approval in non-small cell lung cancer will still likely get the green light when it's resubmitted.

Treating Mesothelioma

A Cunning Predator

BY KATY HUMAN

Therapies improve for asbestos-caused cancer.

Causes & Treatment

No Smoking

BY KATY HUMAN

What's to blame for lung cancer in people who never smoked, and what that means for treatment and survival.

Options for Therapy

Treating Tobacco-Related Lung Cancer

BY ELIZABETH WHITTINGTON

Therapies that preferentially target lung cancers harboring certain EGFR mutations can be effective in some lung cancers in never-smokers.

More in Lung

	Proton Therapy Deadly Accuracy BY KATY HUMAN Proton beam therapy kills cancer cells without the collateral damage of traditional radiation.
	Surgical Advances Renaissance Surgery BY BEVERLY A. CALEY Using robotic arms, video cameras, and tiny incisions, cancer surgeons are changing what it means to go under the knife.
	Managing Side Effects A Rash of Good News BY STACIE BERG Side effect may predict response to treatment.
	Targeted Radiation A Direct Hit BY MELISSA KNOPPER Technology propels radiation therapy to a new status: targeted therapy.
	Managing Side Effects Under New Management BY PAUL ENGSTROM Newer and better supportive care days to control side effects are making treatments easier for patients.