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Part 2: Oncologists Weigh In on PBS Cancer Documentary

Six specialists share their impressions of Ken Burns' cancer opus.

Scoring System for Lung Cancer Screening Debuts

Radiologists to get tools for grading suspicious lesions.

That's Not Chronic Lyme, It's Cancer

Three case reports demonstrate the risks of "assuming that patients have chronic Lyme disease."

Friday Feedback: Zero-Tolerance Employment Smoking Bans?

Should hospitals, schools, and companies refuse to hire smokers for teachers and healthcare providers?

ASCO: Antibody Adds 6 Weeks to Squamous NSCLC Survival

CHICAGO -- The novel anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody necitumumab modestly improved survival in squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in a pivotal trial, but many called the effect too small to count.

Radiation Safe in Unbiopsied Lung Cancer

CHICAGO -- Treating people with stereotactic body radiation for suspected -- but unbiopsied -- lung cancers appears to allow for acceptable local control of the disease with low toxicity, researchers reported here.

'Nose Knows' Devices Not Ready for Clinic

BARCELONA -- Within a decade, doctors may be able to diagnose cancer, asthma, and tuberculosis simply by having an electronic nose analyze a person's breath, researchers reported here.

Medicare to Pay for More FDG-PET Scans

WASHINGTON -- Up to three scans using 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-enhanced positron emission tomography technology can be covered by Medicare for oncology treatment planning, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said.

ASCO: Targeted Agent Has Slim NSCLC Benefit

CHICAGO -- The novel kinase inhibitor nintedanib may slightly delay relapse of non-small cell lung cancer when added to chemotherapy, with perhaps greater benefit in adenocarcinomas, the LUME-Lung 1 trial showed.

Adult Lungs Can Sprout New Growth

The lungs may have greater capacity for regeneration in adults than thought, according to a case report of new growth after lung cancer resection.

Doctors Say 45 Common Tests 'Overused'

Nine specialty groups have listed tests and treatments that are frequently overused, such as antibiotics for sinus attacks and CT scans for low back pain, in the first phase of a long-term project.

Data Misreported in Studies of CT Lung Cancer Screening

NEW YORK -- Key data were incorrectly reported in two recent publications by the International Early Lung Cancer Action Project (I-ELCAP), according to the investigators, possibly undermining their positive conclusions.

ASCO: Platinum-Taxane Regimen No Benefit for Thymoma or Thymic Carcinoma

CHICAGO -- For treatment-naive advanced thymoma or thymic carcinoma, carboplatin (Paraplatin) and paclitaxel (Taxol) failed to achieve response rates approaching those reported in published trials of athracycline-based regimens.

Radiologists Take FDA Warning on Lung Ablation in Stride

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA's recent warning about deaths caused by radiofrequency ablation of lung tumors was more a note of caution than a mortal blow to the procedure, said interventional radiologists experienced with the technique.

Lung Cancer Risk of One Marijuana Joint a Day Equals Daily Pack of Cigarettes

WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Smoking a single marijuana joint may be as carcinogenic to the lung as 20 tobacco cigarettes, researchers here calculated.

ASCO: High Dose Pemetrexed (Alimta) Fails to Increase Survival in NSCLC

CHICAGO -- Increasing the dose of pemetrexed (Alimta) to 900 mg/m2 did not improve outcome for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but did slightly increase toxicity, researchers found.

ASCO: Vitamin B₁₂ Supplementation Can Be Given Closer to Pemetrexed for NSCLC

CHICAGO -- A shorter lead-in time between recommended vitamin B12 supplementation and pemetrexed (Alimta) therapy may reduce treatment delays without impairing its efficacy.

Dana Reeve, a Nonsmoker, Dies of Lung Cancer at 44

NEW YORK - Dana Reeve, 44, the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, died here Monday night, seven months after she announced that she had developed lung cancer. A nonsmoker, she had been treated at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Dana Reeve, Widow of Christopher Reeve, Has Lung Cancer

NEW YORK-Dana Reeve, 44, the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, announced today that she has lung cancer and is undergoing treatment. Reeve, a singer, said her doctors are optimistic about her prognosis.

Peter Jennings of ABC News Dies of Lung Cancer

NEW YORK-ABC News anchorman Peter Jennings, 67, died Sunday, just four months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Jennings, a former smoker, had been treated with radiation therapy at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center here.