121. Tobacco Free Iowa An organization that helps clear the air of secondhand smoke to minimze Iowa lung cancer. http://www.tobaccofreeiowa.org

Tobacco Free Iowa was founded in 1993 as a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition focused on coalition mobilization, tobacco prevention/cessation, public education and public policy. The coalition includes individuals and local, state and national organizations working to fight tobacco use and acceptance. Tobacco Free Iowa Awarded SmokeLess States Grant: Tobacco Free Iowa, in partnership with the American Lung Association of Illinois-Iowa, has received a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's SmokeLess States National Policy Initiative. The two-year grant project will focus on changing public policy to reduce exposure to secondhand smoke throughout the state of Iowa. SmokeLess States is currently funding multi-member coalitions in 43 states and the District of Columbia. Please browse through our website for more information! Staff Board Members Contact Us

122. Lung Cancer: The Facts - Rhode Island Cancer Council, Inc. lung cancer The Facts. What is it? As the name implies, lung cancer is a disease that begins in the tissue of the lungs. The lungs http://www.ricancercouncil.org/facts/lungfacts.php

Your browser does not support script THE RHODE ISLAND CANCER COUNCIL, INC. info@ricancercouncil.org Lung Cancer: The Facts What is it? As the name implies, Lung Cancer is a disease that begins in the tissue of the lungs . The lungs are sponge-like organs that are part of the respiratory system. During breathing, air enters the mouth or nasal passage and travels down the trachea . The trachea splits into two sets of bronchial tubes that lead to the left and right lung. The bronchi branch off into smaller and smaller tubes that eventually end in small balloon-like sacs known as alveoli . The alveoli are where oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other substances are exchanged between the lungs and the blood stream. The vast majority of Lung Cancer cases fall into one of two different categories: Small Cell Lung Cancer makes up about 20% of all Lung Cancer cases. It is associated with cancer cells smaller in size than most other cancer cells. These cells may be small, but they can rapidly reproduce to form large tumors. Their size and quick rate of reproduction allows them to spread to the lymph nodes and to other organs of the body. This type of Lung Cancer is almost always caused by smoking or second hand smoke. Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer is the most common type of Lung Cancer, making up almost 80% of all cases. This type of Lung Cancer grows and spreads more slowly than small cell lung cancer. Non-small cell lung cancer is divided into three different subcategories.

123. CNN.com - Health - Lung Cancer Ranks Among Deadliest, Most Neglected Cancers - N CNN http://www.cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/cancer/11/16/lung.cancer/index.html

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124. Postgraduate Medicine: Lung Cancer Symposium: Chemotherapy For Advanced Lung Can Chemotherapy for advanced lung cancer. When to expect a response. Smallcell lung cancer. About 20% of all lung cancer cases in the United States are SCLC. http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/1997/03_97/jett.htm

Chemotherapy for advanced lung cancer When to expect a response David E. Midthun, MD; James R. Jett, MD VOL 101 / NO 3 / MARCH 1997 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE This is the fifth of five articles on lung cancer Preview : Many patients with lung cancer have extensive, unresectable disease when the diagnosis is first made, and long-term survival rates are poor. In this article, the authors examine the use of chemotherapy for different stages and types of lung cancer and describe the successes and failures of various regimens in lengthening survival. L ung cancer remains the No. 1 cause of cancer deaths among women and men in the United States, and the 5-year survival rate is only 10% to 15%. There is need for improved methods of prevention and treatment. Surgical resection is recommended for non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which includes adenocarcinoma as well as squamous-cell and large-cell types. Unfor tunately, about 75% of patients with NSCLC have advanced disease at presentation, and complete surgical resection is not possible. Resection also has not been shown to lengthen survival of patients who have small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). Here we review the current role of chemotherapy for NSCLC and SCLC. Stages IIIA and IIIB NSCLC Knowledge of the staging groups of NSCLC is imperative to understanding the approach to treatment (1). As stated, surgery remains the cornerstone of therapy for resectable NSCLC. The latter includes (1) tumors confined to the lung with no evidence of nodal or distant metastasis (stage I) and (2) tumors that have spread only to intrapulmonary nodes, that is, the peribronchial and/or ipsilateral hilar nodes (stage II).

125. Lung Cancer Screening General information about helical CT scan screening, as offered by a Florida hospital. http://bocaradiology.com/Procedures/LungCA.html

Home News About Us BRCH ... Contact Us Low-Dose Screening CT Chest for Detection of Lung Cancer Why is there a need for lung cancer screening? In 1998 there were: 160,000 deaths due to lung cancer in the United States 172,000 new cases of lung cancer 12% cure rate for lung cancer By contrast, the 5 year survival rate for lung cancer detected early (Stage IA) was 85-100% Routine chest x-ray screening often are unable to detect lung cancers until they are of advanced stage. * Screening CT Chest shows lung carcinoma in the left lower lobe which was obscured by the heart on the routine chest x-ray performed two weeks earlier. What studies have been done to evaluate this test? A study by Henschke, et al.* found that n on-calcified pulmonary nodules were detected in 23% participants by low dose CT at baseline, compared with 7% by chest radiography. Malignant disease was detected in 2-7% by CT and of the 27 CT-detected cancers, 26 were resectable. It was concluded that low-dose CT can greatly improve the likelihood of detection of small (early) lung cancers, and thus potentially more curable stage. Who should consider lung cancer screening?

126. Postgraduate Medicine: Lung Cancer Symposium: Curable Lung Cancer Curable lung cancer. How to find it and treat it. Michael R. Johnston, MD, FRCSC. This is the third of five articles on lung cancer. http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/1997/03_97/johnston.htm

Curable lung cancer How to find it and treat it Michael R. Johnston, MD, FRCSC VOL 101 / NO 3 / MARCH 1997 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE This article is best viewed with a browser that supports tables. This is the third of five articles on lung cancer. Preview : Every known or suspected case of lung cancer should be managed with curative intent. Because surgery offers the best chance for cure, accurate staging is essential. In this article, Dr Johnston describes the use of TNM staging in reverse and explains the therapeutic goals of surgery. S tatistics notwithstanding, lung cancer is a potentially curable disease. Although 87% of those afflicted die of the disease, 13% are cured. These are not trivial numbers. Because lung cancer will be diagnosed in 200,000 patients in the United States and Canada this year, there remains a potential for 26,000 survivors. Our task is to ensure that each patient with curable disease gets curative therapy. In this review, I outline a means of identifying patients with potentially curable disease and paint in broad strokes some of the methods by which therapy can and should be delivered. Resectability versus operability Before discussing staging and surgical options for patients with lung cancer, an important distinction between resectability and operability needs to be clarified. A patient with "resectable" lung cancer has disease that is still local or local-regional in scope, and all known tumor can be encompassed in a plausible surgical resection. In contrast, someone with "operable" lung cancer is able to tolerate, with acceptable risk, the surgical procedure necessary to remove the cancer. Thus, one term refers to treating the cancer and the other to ensuring that the treatment is not more harmful than the disease itself.

127. Women Risk Lung Cancer More Recent research; CT scans of about 500 men and 500 women, none of whom had any symptoms of lung cancer, revealed small tumors in the lungs of 19 women and 10 men. http://www.usatoday.com/life/health/cancer/lung/lhclu011.htm

128. : The AMEDEO Literature Guide GoldenLinks4Doctors.com The Best Medical Websites. lung cancer. J Surg Oncol (9) 42. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (99) 43. lung cancer (406) 44. Mol Carcinog (9) 45. http://www.amedeo.com/medicine/ln.htm

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129. Elsevier lung cancerYou ve come a long way baby, sort of. lung cancer is now the most common cancerrelated cause of death among men and women alike. lung cancer. http://www.elsevier.com/gej-ng/10/30/34/show/

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130. Sciserv.pl -- Usage MSNBC Tammy Faye says she has lung cancer Lifestyles. Tammy Faye says she has lung cancer. The former televangelist appeared on ‘Larry King Live’. Rose M. Prouser / CNN via Reuters. http://scienceserver.cilea.it/cgi-bin/sciserv.pl?collection=journals&journal=016

131. Smoking Does Not Cause Lung Cancer, WHO 1999 Statistics. Editorial From The Jour Cause lung cancer. (According to WHO/CDC Data)*. Yes, it is true, smoking does not cause lung cancer. It is only one of many risk factors for lung cancer. http://www.journaloftheoretics.com/Editorials/Vol-1/e1-4.htm

Journal of Theoretics Vol.1-4 Oct/Nov 1999 Editorial Smoking Does Not Cause Lung Cancer (According to WHO/CDC Data) By: James P. Siepmann, MD Yes, it is true, smoking does not cause lung cancer. It is only one of many risk factors for lung cancer. I initially was going to write an article on how the professional literature and publications misuse the language by saying "smoking causes lung cancer" , but the more that I looked into how biased the literature, professional organizations, and the media are, I modified this article to one on trying to put the relationship between smoking and cancer into perspective. (No, I did not get paid off by the tobacco companies, or anything else like that.) When the tobacco executives testified to Congress that they did not believe that smoking caused cancer, their answers were probably truthful and I agree with that statement. Now, if they were asked if smoking increases the risk of getting lung cancer, then their answer based upon current evidence should have be "yes." But even so, the risk of a smoker getting lung cancer is much less than anyone would suspect. Based upon what the media and anti-tobacco organizations say, one would think that if you smoke, you get lung cancer (a 100% correlation) or at least expect a 50+% occurrence before someone uses the word "cause." Yes a US white male (USWM) cigarette smoker has an 8% lifetime chance of dying from lung cancer but the USWM nonsmoker also has a 1% chance of dying from lung cancer (see Appendix A). In fact, the data used is biased in the way that it was collected and the actual risk for a smoker is probably less. I personally would not smoke cigarettes and take that risk, nor recommend cigarette smoking to others, but the numbers were less than I had been led to believe. I only did the data on white males because they account for the largest number of lung cancers in the US, but a similar analysis can be done for other groups using the CDC data.

132. HOME Support and education for lung cancer patients and relatives. Located in Tehran,Iran. http://www.alcsa.com

Amir-al-Momenin Lung Cancer Support Association This is the Web Site of the Amir-Al-Momenin Lung Cancer Association-ASRA (ALCSA). This is a non-for-profit non-governmental IRANIAN organization. Our Mission We try to support the Lung Cancer Patients, and their families, coping with their new condition, and giving hope to them, by: 1. Teaching the Patients and their families, more about Lung Cancer (Education). 2. Announce to other people that there is an important disease, which affects many people, named Lung Cancer. 3. Try to suggest and convince the Stake-Holders and Strategy-planners of Importance of Lung Cancer (Advocacy). 4. Enhance and facilitate the researchers for study in Lung Cancer treatment, early diagnosis, and epidemiologic aspects. 5. Publish a quarterly issue named "NAFAS" For reaching above goals, we must rely on Fund-raising activities. Our Bank Account for Donations: Bank Melli Iran, Mehr branch (code 758) Account No. 3388

133. Cigarette Smoking-Related Mortality 1. Between 1960 and 1990, deaths from lung cancer among women have increased by more than 400%—exceeding breast cancer deaths in the mid1980s. Cancers, Lung, http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/research_data/health_consequences/mortali.htm

National Center For Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion TIPS Home What's New Mission Fact Sheets ... Related Links Cigarette Smoking-Related Mortality Cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of premature death in the United States. Each year, more than 400,000 Americans die from cigarette smoking. In fact, one in every five deaths in the United States is smoking related. Every year, smoking kills more than 276,000 men and 142,000 women. Between 1960 and 1990, deaths from lung cancer among women have increased by more than 400%—exceeding breast cancer deaths in the mid-1980s. The American Cancer Society estimated that in 1994, 64,300 women died from lung cancer and 44,300 died from breast cancer. Men who smoke increase their risk of death from lung cancer by more than 22 times and from bronchitis and emphysema by nearly 10 times. Women who smoke increase their risk of dying from lung cancer by nearly 12 times and the risk of dying from bronchitis and emphysema by more than 10 times. Smoking triples the risk of dying from heart disease among middle-aged men and women. Every year in the United States, premature deaths from smoking rob more than five million years from the potential lifespan of those who have died.

134. CNN.com - Health - Tobacco Study: Quitting Really Does Lower Lung Cancer Risk - CNN http://cnn.com/2000/HEALTH/cancer/11/30/lung.cancer/index.html

cancer Editions myCNN Video ... Feedback CNN Sites CNN CNN Europe CNNfn CNNSI myCNN CNNfyi AllPolitics Languages Search CNN.com CNNSI.com CNNfn.com The Web HEALTH TOP STORIES New treatments hold out hope for breast cancer patients MORE TOP STORIES Thousands dead in India; quake toll rapidly rising Israelis, Palestinians make final push before Israeli election Davos protesters confront police MORE ... MORE MARKETS 4:30pm ET, 4/16 DJIA NAS SPORTS Jordan says farewell for the third time ... LOCAL EDITIONS: CNN.com Europe change default edition MULTIMEDIA: video video archive audio multimedia showcase ... more services E-MAIL: Subscribe to one of our news e-mail lists Enter your address: DISCUSSION: chat feedback CNN WEB SITES: CNNfyi.com CNN.com Europe AsiaNow Spanish ... Korean Headlines TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW CNN NETWORKS: CNN anchors transcripts Turner distribution SITE INFO: help contents search ad info ... jobs WEB SERVICES: Tobacco study: Quitting really does lower lung cancer risk November 30, 2000 Web posted at: 4:47 p.m. EST (2147 GMT) By Michele Dula Baum CNN.com Health Writer

135. CDC | Cancer Prevention And Control | Links To Related Pages lung cancer Information Links. Medline Plus Health Topics lung cancer A service of the US National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/linksalt.htm

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Cancer Home About Us Events En Español ... Contact Us Cancer Contents Fact Sheets National Data State Data Partner Profiles ... Links Topic Areas Breast/Cervical Cancer Cancer Registries/ Surveillance Cancer Survivorship ... Skin Cancer Links to Related Pages Contents Related Government Health Links General Cancer Information Links Breast and Cervical Cancer Information Links Cancer Registries/Surveillance Information Links ... Skin Cancer Information Links Related Government Health Links Links to non-Federal organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Second Edition, 1996 National Guideline Clearinghouse The National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) is intended to make evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related abstract, summary, and comparison materials widely available to health care professionals. NGC is sponsored by the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans.

136. Chapter 1 Lung Cancer - Cancer Bulletin Health summary which outlines causes and effects, incidence, treatment and outcomes. http://hebw.uwcm.ac.uk/cancers/Chapter1.html

CANCERS Team Leader: Dr. Gordon Avery Date of Completion: 1. LUNG CANCER Lung Cancer is the most common cancer experienced by males in the United Kingdom. In the 5 year period 1986-1990 there were an average of 1,606 new registrations per annum for lung cancer in men in Wales. The annual average registration rate for 1984-1988 was 121.2 per 100,000, this being the highest registration rate for any of the regions in England and Wales. Registrations have been rising for many years but there are signs that a peak has now been reached. The average annual number of deaths from lung cancer in males in Wales during the 5 year period 1992-1996 was 1284 and the annual average age standardised death rate for the same period was 74.2 per 100,000. The death rate in Wales is amongst the highest in the United Kingdom but it is now beginning to fall. The 5 year survival rate for lung cancer in men in Wales was less than 10% for cancers diagnosed between 1984 and 1988. Lung cancer in women is on the increase. It is the second most common cancer (after breast) experienced by women. In the 5 year period 1986-1990 there was an average of 681 new registrations per annum for lung cancer in women in Wales.

137. Lung Cancer Sources At 1cure4cancer.com lung cancer at 1cure4cancer.com. lung cancer information presented at 1cure4cancer.com. lung cancer sources by clicking above. Find http://www.1cure4cancer.com/lung_cancer_b.html

Lung Cancer at 1cure4cancer.com Lung cancer information presented at 1cure4cancer.com. Lung cancer sources by clicking above. Find lung cancer on 1cure4cancer.com. Today, there is a growing conviction among researchers and physicians that cancer is a complex disease. The apricot seed was claimed as the cure for all cancers over 35 years ago. Amygdalin -laetrile or B17 are the same- is a relatively simple compound found in much of our food supply. See the scientific facts that have never been told by the secular media and why. Related terms are skin cancer alternative treatments cancer treatment for dogs pic line chemotherapy manager radiation therapy job spokane , and miso soup and cancer cure . One of three Americans will develop Cancer during their lifetime, and one out of four will die from it. In recent years a significant reassessment of the nature and causes of cancer has taken place. Vitamin B-17, also know as Laetrile and Amygdalin is found in most fruit seeds... namely apricot seeds. Read about the politics of cancer, learn the truth about the cover-up for the cure for cancer. Learn what you can do to cure or prevent cancer yourself. Lung cancer sources at 1cure4cancer.com. The answer to cancer has been known for many years. Lung cancer is related to 1cure4cancer.com. The apricot seed was claimed as the cure for all cancers over 35 years ago. Total care is the goal of the Metabolic Therapy - all attributes are in harmony. Laetrile is a natural chemotherapeutic agent found in over 1,200 plants. Most commercially prepared amygdalin is extracted from the seeds of the apricot. Other related phrases are cancer treatment for dogs, skin cancer alternative treatments, manager radiation therapy job spokane, miso soup and cancer cure, and pic line chemotherapy. Amygdalin -laetrile or B17 are the same- is a relatively simple compound found in much of our food supply. See the scientific facts that have never been told by the secular media and why. One of three Americans will develop Cancer during their lifetime, and one out of four will die from it. Learn what you can do to cure or prevent cancer yourself.

138. Women And Lung Cancer lung cancer is catching up with more and more women. The disease, which is fatal for 86 percent of its victims within five years of a diagnosis, is now the leading cause of cancer death among women. Good Housekeeping article. http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/hb/health/articles/0,12873,284595

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139. Lung Cancer Treatment Center: Lung Cancer Information: CTCA At Cancer Treatment Centers of America, we use many tools to help you fight lung cancer on all fronts. lung cancer Center. Overview. http://www.cancercenter.com/lung-cancer.cfm

About Us Patient Services Your Treatment Options After Care Services ... Advanced Search Lung Cancer Center Overview Conventional Treatments Surgical Oncology Radiation Therapy ... Detection Tools Quick Links Clinical Trials CTCA News Employment Seminars ... Cancer Treatment Lung Cancer Center Overview To Learn More About This Topic: Chat with Us Email Us There are two major types of lung cancer: small cell and non-small cell - and different subtypes of non-small cell lung cancer. Each type grows and spreads in different ways, and is treated differently. Non-small cell is the most common form of lung cancer, growing and spreading more slowly than the small cell type, which is also known as oat cell cancer, due to its appearance under a microscope. Small cell lung cancer is more likely to spread to other organs in the body. According to the National Cancer Institute, cancer of the lung and bronchus (hereafter, lung cancer) is the second most common cancer among both men and women, second only to colorectal cancer. Cigarette smoking accounts for nearly ninety percent of all lung cancers, and it is therefore the single most preventable cancer in existence. Quitting smoking is beneficial at all ages, and the earlier in life one quits, the greater the benefits. One study estimated that men who quit smoking by age 50 reduced their risk of lung cancer by almost two-thirds, compared to men who continued to smoke at age 75. If you have been diagnosed with lung cancer, you should know that Cancer Treatment Centers of America provides you with the options and tools you need to focus on healing. Treatment for lung cancer depends on the stage of the disease, the location and size of the tumor, your age and general health, as well as other factors your doctor will discuss with you.

140. BBC News | Health | Scots Tobacco Death Toll Studied Scotland's title as Europe's lung cancer capital has come under the spotlight at a major antismoking conference. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/379366.stm

Front Page World UK UK Politics ... Help Monday, June 28, 1999 Published at 17:03 GMT 18:03 UK Health Scots tobacco death toll studied The number of young smokers is increasing A major anti-smoking conference in Glasgow has been discussing Scotland's position at the top of the European lung cancer death league. Experts also focussed on the rising number of teenage smokers and the links between poverty and addiction to tobacco. Scottish government ministers have set ambitious targets to curb smoking which costs 13 thousand lives and the National Health Service £140m a year. The conference, organised by the Roy Castle Foundation, also heard how rigorous enforcement of the laws governing the sale of cigarettes to under 16-year-olds and a tougher line on smuggling tobacco would help. Teenage smoking is a concern The foundation says the outlook for lung cancer sufferers is extremely poor, with the average time from diagnosis to death being just four months and only five in every 100 cases survives longer than five years. Its Assistant Medical Director Dr Jesme Baird said: "A recent study in Scotland showed the number of 15-year-old girls smoking regularly has doubled in the last decade, which has worrying implicaitons for the future health of this generation.

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