Study: Lung Cancer Pill Works for Some Patients

Four years after the government severely restricted its use, the lung cancer drug Iressa may be poised to make a comeback: A study concludes it can slow the deadly disease better than standard chemotherapy in certain patients.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=8367483

Are Candles Making You Sick?

From the article:

The candles, which are made from petroleum, are a source of known human carcinogens and indoor pollution, researchers said in a study to be presented Wednesday at the American Chemical Society's national meeting in Washington, D.C.

In the study, R. Massoudi and Amid Hamidi found that candles made from beeswax or soy, although more expensive, apparently are safer because they do not release potentially harmful pollutants.

"An occasional paraffin candle and its emissions will not likely affect you," Hamidi said in a news release. "But lighting many paraffin candles every day for years or lighting them frequently in an unventilated bathroom around a tub, for example, may cause problems."

http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/allr/630066.html

'Trojan horse' drug shows cancer benefit

"A drug that takes advantage of cancer cells's appetite for the vitamin folate helped keep lung cancer at bay in 30 percent of patients with advanced disease, the chief executive of Endocyte said on Monday."

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http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=117&art_id=nw20090811093249211C692312

Free to Breathe Event Update

Team Haney is up to 11 members this week and with 13 weeks until the event we've already raised $325 without any fundraisers! Check back soon as we're looking to partner with one of the local restaurants for a fundraiser within the next month or so. If you'd like to join our team, follow the link below and select "Join Team":

http://participate.freetobreathe.org/goto/teamhaney

You can make a contribution to the team from this site, or select an individual team member to sponsor.

Thank you all for your support!

Cancer vaccine testing readied for Pitt development

Some people appear to be immune to overproducing a protein associated with many cancers, giving doctors hope that they hold the key to developing a vaccine against breast, lung, and head and neck cancers.

And when University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists tested such a vaccine in mice, it allowed them to fight off exposure to cancerous cells, according to a report published late Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Read more: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_636633.html

Blood Test May Diagnose Lung Cancer

From the article:

A blood test that detects nine compounds in blood may offer a safe way to diagnose early cases of lung cancer, Celera Corporation reported on Tuesday.

Such a test would allow quick treatment of lung cancer, which is usually not detected before it has spread, Celera, a newly independent division of Applera Corp. said in a statement.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5736F020090804