Not just air pollution, herbal remedies could also lead to lung cancer
Not just air pollution herbal remedies could also lead to lung cancer Source link
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Lung cancer: DNA blood test could benefit thousands of patients
BBC In January, Philip Marks says his prognosis was so bad that his oncologist did not think he would live to see February When his health deteriorated last winter, Phillip Marks doubted he would ever play another round of golf, let alone see his 62nd birthday. “They all thought I was going to kick the … Read more
Pre-cancerous lung nodules seen 3 years before symptoms in AI programme developed in Mumbai – ET HealthWorld
Mumbai: Artificial intelligence (AI) can detect precancerous lung nodules nearly three years before symptoms appear, according to a study conducted in Thailand using an AI programme developed in Mumbai. The paper, which was presented as a poster at the ongoing World Conference on Lung Cancer in San Diego, looked at X-ray scans of newly diagnosed … Read more
Promising lung cancer vaccine trial starts in UK
A 67-year-old man has become the first person in the UK to try what doctors hope will be a revolutionary new treatment for lung cancer – a vaccine that tells the body how to fight and kill the disease. It uses the same mRNA technology as some Covid jabs to give instructions to the immune … Read more
The man in the iron lung: How Paul Alexander lived life to the full
The iron lung uses a negative pressure system. Powered by a motor, its bellows suck air out of the cylinder, creating a vacuum around the patient’s body and forcing the lungs to expand and take in air. When the air is let back in, the same process in reverse makes the lungs deflate. The device … Read more
Blood test reveals best lung cancer treatment
Peter Johnson, National Clinical Director for Cancer at NHS England, says: “The NHS has shown it can lead the way on innovation in cancer diagnosis and treatment, and this pilot is another example of our commitment to getting patients cutting-edge treatments and therapies to improve outcomes, giving people facing lung cancer more precious time with … Read more
Paul Alexander: ‘Man in the iron lung’ dies at the age of 78
Paul Alexander worked as a lawyer and lived for decades in a metal cylinder which breathed for him. Source link
Patient 'reborn' after Royal Papworth Hospital lung transplant
Georgie Cooper says: “It was amazing to feel the air in my lungs after my transplant.” Source link
Lung cancer: Woman once paid in cigarettes welcomes screening
Dr Bikram Choudhary, one of the GPs involved in identifying patients eligible for the pilot, said: “We’ve traditionally had a high number of smokers, there’s also been industrial exposure with coal mining and other dust generating industries where people have inhaled particulates and that can lead to lung disease. In this area in particular we … Read more
K’taka govt joins hands with AstraZeneca to deploy AI-based lung cancer screening technology – ET HealthWorld
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with AstraZeneca Pharma India Ltd., to deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) based lung cancer screening technology that will screen a patient for 29 lung diseases in one chest X-ray. This AI-powered chest X-ray system developed by healthtech startup ‘Qure.ai’ will help the government detect … Read more