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Evidence grows that melanoma drugs benefit some lung cancer patients

Many patients with BRAF-mutant cancers benefit from treatment with BRAF inhibitors, European researchers report at ELCC

22-Apr-2015 - A subset of lung cancer patients can derive important clinical benefits from drugs that are more commonly used to treat melanoma, the authors of a new academic clinical trial in Europe have reported at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC) in Geneva, Switzerland.Dr. Oliver Gautschi, a ...

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DNA blood test detects lung cancer mutations

Circulating tumour DNA in blood a valid option for EGFR testing in patients who do not have accessible tumour tissue, study shows

21-Apr-2015 - Cancer DNA circulating in the bloodstream of lung cancer patients can provide doctors with vital mutation information that can help optimise treatment when tumour tissue is not available, an international group of researchers has reported at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC) in Geneva, ...

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Smokers underestimate risks of a few cigarettes

Survey shows that many live in ‘denial’ of the real risks of smoking even a small number of cigarettes a day

20-Apr-2015 - Many people still dangerously underestimate the health risks associated with smoking even a few cigarettes a day, despite decades of public health campaigning, French researchers have reported at the European Lung Cancer Conference (ELCC) in Geneva, Switzerland. The results demonstrate powerfully ...

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