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Statement by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and HHS Agencies on the Signing of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act

President Obama took historic action to save lives, reduce health care costs, and help reduce suffering from heart and lung diseases, cancer, and other tobacco-related illnesses. These illnesses kill hundreds of thousands of Americans every year, and the new law gives us the tools to effectively address (continued...)

Field Fisher Waterhouse Wins Compensation For Lung Cancer Sufferer Exposed To Asbestos

Field Fisher Waterhouse has announced a significant compensation win for a client suffering from lung cancer who was exposed to asbestos (continued...)

Lung Cancer Due to Asbestos a World Wide Concern

Even though investigations have found the incidence of occurrence of asbestosis, a lung condition, in the Libby, Montana area to be higher than the U.S. national average for the period from 1979-1998, it has nothing on the Nahariya, Israel or Genoa, Italy. Genoa, is the leader of world lung cancer (continued...)

Antigenics' QS-21 Adjuvant Enters Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial Of GlaxoSmithKline's Malaria Vaccine

Antigenics Inc. (NASDAQ: AGEN) announced that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has launched a Phase 3 study with the world's most clinically-advanced malaria vaccine, RTS,S, which contains Antigenics' QS-21 Stimulon® adjuvant. "There are now approximately 15 vaccines containing QS-21 in clinical trials of which (continued...)

UCLA Cancer Researchers Develop Model That May Help Identify Lung Cancer Stem Cells

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, on a quest to find lung cancer stem cells, have developed a unique model to allow further investigation into the cells that many believe may be at the root of all lung cancers. (continued...)

Marijuana Damages DNA And May Cause Cancer

Using a highly sensitive new test, scientists in Europe are reporting "convincing evidence" that marijuana smoke damages the genetic material DNA in ways that could increase the risk of cancer. Their study can be found in the June 15 issue of ACS' Chemical Research in Toxicology, a monthly journal. (continued...)

OSI Pharmaceuticals Announces Acceptance Of Tarceva Supplemental New Drug Application For Review By The U.S. Food And Drug Administration

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIP) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing and review the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for the use of Tarceva® (erlotinib) as a first-line maintenance treatment for patients with advanced non-small cell lung (continued...)

UCLA cancer researchers develop model that may help identify cancer stem cells

(University of California - Los Angeles) Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, on a quest to find lung cancer stem cells, have developed a unique model to allow further investigation into the cells that many believe may be at the root of all lung cancers. (continued...)

Lung Cancer Alliance Issues Statement on FDA Tobacco Regulation Bill

Urges Comprehensive Approach to Addressing Lung Cancer WASHINGTON, June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly endorsed the U.S. (continued...)

Lung Cancer Risks Rise With Nanoparticles

Research on the cause of lung cancer has been one of exhaustive studies. Much research in recent years has attempted to answer the question of why some individuals whom share similar traits, such as smokers, develop lung cancer, while others from the same cohort do not. Some studies have indicated (continued...)

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Getting a Mesothelima Lawyer to Fight Against Lung Cancer

It is said that mesothelioma is linked to lung cancer and it is a good idea to get the help that is deserved when someone feels like they have been diagnosed because of the work that they did for a living. There are many mesothelimo lawyers that are waiting to help you with your situation and will get you the settlement that you deserve.

There are many people that this disease affects. It will take its toll on the entire family. These lung cancer patients deserve to have the respect and the care that they deserve for all their duties while in the work force. It is important that these patients and their families have the necessary information that they deserve to be well informed about the entire process.

Malignant mesothelima is a rare form of lung cancer that is brought on by asbestos. The term mesothelioma is used to describe a cancer tumor, which involves the mesothelial cells of an organ; this is usually the lungs, heart, or the abdominal organs. When a person is diagnosed with this form of disease, a mesothelima lawyer will fight to give them the rights that they so deserve.

A person this is diagnosed with this form of cancer will have a long hard struggle in front of them. For most people, they will not get any better and will have to live with this type of problem for the rest of their life. When someone has to go through that much pain and suffering in their life because their company did not tell them that they were in danger, they will deserve a settlement for their time and their pain.

A mesothelioma lawyer will fight (continued...)

Higher Leverage Against Lung Cancer

The fight against cancer has been progressively advancing through the years. Combined efforts from the government, civil society, and health advocacy groups have gained dramatic results. Cancer awareness is on the rise, alternative less cancer-prone lifestyles are arising, while medical researches and technological advancement have tremendously leveled up the fight against one of the world's leading killer. The classic chemotherapy has been modernized and combined with other treatments like radiation, laser, and even organic medicines.

In America alone, the National Health Institute of the US Department of Health and Human Services through its anti-cancer arm National Cancer Institute reported that the death rate due to cancer is still on the decline. In it's annual report to the nation, the NCI claimed that the cancer death rates are progressively declining and progress in cancer treatments are continuously on the rise. In men, study from 1993 to 2002 recorded a decline of 1.5 percent death rate from all cases of cancer. This is higher compared to women's 0.08 percent decline rate.

This report has put the US Department of Health and Human Services at a better position in achieving the goals of its Health People 2010 campaign. The statistics revealed that lung cancer is still consistently leading the nation's cancer death rates. Although a decrease in tobacco-related cancer cases is being achieved, the challenge to drastically reduce its death toll is still as hard as it has always been before. With more and more people puffing cigarettes, lung or bronco (continued...)

Why You Should Get Help To Quit Smoking

Are you avoiding or delaying to quit smoking? If you think that the only disease contracted from smoking is lung cancer, you may be wrong.

Apart of lung cancer, cigarette smoking is also one of the leading cause of heart disease.

The chemicals in cigarettes and tobacco and cause:

* Hardening of the arteries * Damage to cells that line coronary arteries and other blood vessels * Increase in blood clotting.

* Decreased oxygen to the heart. * Increased blood pressure and heart rate.

Also, one of the following diseases will increase the risk of having a heart attack:

* High Cholesterol (blocks arteries, including the arteries of the heart)

* High Blood Pressure (commonly referred to as hypertension) * Diabetes (impairs circulation) * Obesity * Couch potatoism (otherwise known as a "sedentary lifestyle")

In other words, the above diseases will cause your arteries to be clogged with poisons and plague. As a result, your heart have to pump harder than normal to push blood to circulate your entire body. Assuming that your heart is already at work harder than normal, smoking is nearly a invitation for a heart attack or stroke.

It is even worse if one is overweight. The risk increases drastically. This is not some small minor health problems. Nor we are talking about the small percentage of having a heart attack or stroke and survive. The issue here is about potential DEATH. Cigarette is within your willpower and control to overcome.

Thus, diet and weight loss are also (continued...)

Asbestos and Mesothelioma Health Threats

Asbestos and Occupational Respiratory Diseases

Could your job be making you sick? For too many workers, that's a real danger. The air they breathe on the job is a health hazard. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), occupationally-related airway diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(COPD), pose a significant public health threat. CDC says nearly 30 percent of COPD and adult asthma may be attributable to occupational exposure and more than 20 million U.S. workers are exposed to substances that can cause airway diseases.

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (primarily chronic bronchitis and emphysema) are diseases of the lung airways. CDC says both diseases can be brought on by exposure to irritants in the workplace. In addition, many workers are unaware that pre-existing asthma and COPD may be worsened by the work environment.

On-the-job hazards

What kind of irritants are we talking about? Here's are some examples, compiled from CDC, the American Lung Association (ALA), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP):

* Asbestos was commonly used as an insulator and fire retardant until scientists discovered that asbestos fibers are deadly, potentially causing asbestosis ( scarring of lung tissues) and lung cancer. Workers most at risk of asbestos exposure include those in mining, construction, demolition, shipyards, tiling, electrical insulation, and paving, among other industries. ALA says it can be years between exposure to asbestos (continued...)

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