Living near wildfires ups cancer risk

People who live close to wildfires have a higher risk of brain tumors and lung cancer than people who live further away.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
May 11, 2022 ~4 min

Circulating tumor cells shed light on lung cancer’s return

Non-small cell lung cancer is the leading cause of American cancer deaths. New research with mice may help predict its spread and recurrence.

Eric Maze-Missouri • futurity
April 14, 2022 ~4 min


Out-of-pocket costs ensue after free cancer screenings

Out-of-pocket costs may deter people from acting on abnormal results from free cancer screenings, two studies indicate.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Oct. 5, 2021 ~5 min

Out-of-pocket costs ensue after free cancer screenings

Out-of-pocket costs may deter people from acting on abnormal results from free cancer screenings, two studies indicate.

Kara Gavin-U. Michigan • futurity
Oct. 5, 2021 ~5 min

FDA-approved drugs may treat lung tumors in ‘never-smokers’

A new analysis suggests that 78% to 92% of lung cancers in "never-smokers," patients who have never smoked, can be treated with FDA-approved drugs.

Julia Evangelou Strait-WUSTL • futurity
Oct. 5, 2021 ~7 min

‘Fishing’ for protein changes could signal cancer early

"If we can develop more ways to identify lung cancer earlier, that may open the door for treatments that greatly improve the survival rate."

Carol Clark-Emory • futurity
April 13, 2021 ~7 min

Gene variant makes head and neck cancer more aggressive

A genetic variant in the MET gene may drive aggressive head and neck, and lung cancers in Asian populations, research finds.

National University of Singapore • futurity
April 8, 2020 ~4 min

Protein signals if non-small cell lung cancer will spread

A newly identified protein indicates which non-small cell lung cancer is more likely to metastasize.

Carolyn Scofield-Tulane • futurity
March 12, 2020 ~4 min


This approach could cut lung cancer deaths by 14%

"Smoking cessation interventions at... lung screening could result in many additional lung cancer deaths prevented and considerable life-years gained."

Nardy Baeza Bickel-Michigan • futurity
March 10, 2020 ~4 min

Yogurt and fiber diet may cut lung cancer risk

There's a link between eating a diet high in fiber and yogurt and lower risk of developing lung cancer for current, past, and never smokers.

Tom Wilemon-Vanderbilt • futurity
Nov. 19, 2019 ~2 min

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