Official website of the International Senology Oncology Scientific Community
Editor-in-chief: Dr. Gian Paolo Andreoletti - Oncologist, Science Journalist
Lung and Larynx Cancer
LINKS
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: Lung cancer
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: Larynx cancer
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Lung cancer
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Head and Neck cancer
National Cancer Institute: Lung Cancer
Medscape Resource Centers: Lung cancer
British Medical Journal Collections: Lung cancer
The Journal of the American Medical Association Collections: Lung cancer
LITERATURE
SELECTION
CLINICAL
GUIDELINES
New NCCN Guidelines™ for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Presented at Annual Conference" - The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, USA, www.nccn.org
"NCCN Guidelines for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Updated to Incorporate Maintenance Therapy" - The National Comprehensive Cancer Network, USA - www.nccn.org
"Lung cancer (small-cell) - topotecan" -
NICE - National Institute For Clinical Excellence, London, UK - www.nice.org.uk
PRESS RELEASES
"Studies Report Progress Against Lung Cancer" - American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) - www.asco.org
"Shark Cartilage Shows No Benefit as a Therapeutic Agent for Lung Cancer" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org
"Combination therapy may benefit patients with specific genetic subtype of non-small cell lung cancer, study finds" - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA - www.dana-farber.org
"Diet May Protect Against Gene Changes in Smokers" - National Institutes of Health (NIH), U. S. Department of Health and Human Services - www.nih.gov
"M. D. Anderson Study of Concurrent Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy Shop Promise in Small Cell Lung Cancer" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org
"NCI Launches First-Ever Study to Determine if Biomarkers Can Help Guide Treatment for Lung Cancer" - National Institutes of Health (NIH), U. S. Department of Health and Human Services - www.nih.gov
"Important Updates to the NCCN Drugs & Biologics Compendium™ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer" - National Comprehensive Cancer Network, USA - www.nccn.org
"Creating Lung Cancer Risk Models For Specific Populations Refines Prediction" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org
"Mouth May Tell the Tale of Lung Damage Caused by Smoking. M. D. Anderson scientists find same anti-tumor genes silenced in oral and lung tissue" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org
"Genetic Variations Raise Lung Cancer Risk for Smokers and Ex-Smokers" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org
"M. D. Anderson Researchers Identify Tumor-Suppressor Gene for Lung Cancer" - University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA - www.mdanderson.org
"Blood Test May Help Signal Tumor’s Remission, Return in Throat Cancer Patients" - National Institutes of Health (NIH), U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
"Assessment Model Based on Medical History Gauges Lung Cancer Risk. Tool may help determine those needing aggressive screening" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
"Intravenous Nanoparticle Gene Therapy Shows Activity in Stage IV Lung Cancer" - The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
"Study uncovers mechanism of drug resistance in form of lung cancer" - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
"Researchers Discover a Unique Molecular Profile for Lung Cancer" - National Institutes of Health (NIH), U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
"Study uncovers mechanism of drug resistance
in form of lung cancer" - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute,
Boston, MA, USA
NEWS
Cannabis smoking and risk of lung cancer
Cannabis smoking and risk of lung cancer - The European Respiratory Journal - Long term cannabis use increases the risk of lung cancer in young patients
Knee monoarthritis and lung cancer
Knee monoarthritis and lung cancer - Annals of the rheumatic diseases - Knee monoarthritis may represent a paraneoplastic syndrome heralding non-small cell lung cancer
Radioterapia postoperatoria e mesotelioma in pazienti con carcinoma mammario Postoperative radiotherapy and pleural mesothelioma - American Journal of Clinical Oncology
Physical activity and lung cancer
Physical activity and lung cancer - Cancer
Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
EDITORIALS
Drinking
red wine is associated with lower risk of lung cancer - Chun Rebecca Chao
Never-smoking
nonsmall cell lung cancer as a separate entity - Tokujiro Yano
Hearing
loss after cisplatin therapy in non-small-cell lung carcinoma patients -
Jeany Rademaker-Lakhai
Safety and efficacy of pulmonary resection after low and high dose neoadjuvant radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy - Robert J Cerfolio
Differences in lung cancer management and survival between the UK and other Countries - Andrea Imperatori
A low time between the first day of chemotherapy and the last day of chest radiotherapy is associated with improved survival in limited disease small cell lung cancer patients - Dirk de Ruysscher
Surgical management of lung metastases in adenoid cystic carcinoma of salivary gland - Laura Locati
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) followed by conventional radiotherapy in lung cancer patients - Damian E. Dupuy
Relation between occupational silica exposure and lung cancer risk - Claudio Pelucchi
Expression of Endothelin-1 and prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer - Laura Boldrini
Anemia and cognitive impairment in elderly lung cancer patients treated with chemotherapy - Andrea Mancuso, Filippo De Marinis
Computer aided detection (CAD) can be beneficially utilized to enhance diagnosis at thoracic computed tomography (CT) - U. Joseph Schoepf
Use of low-dose spiral computed tomography (sCT) as a recommended tool for screening of lung cancer - Silvia Novello
Virtual endoscopy for
laryngeal carcinoma -
Mauro Magnano
