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Merry Christmas To All Our Readers
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Non-small-cell lung cancer in the elderly analyzed
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the elderly was analyzed. According to a study from Italy, "The world population is getting increasingly older. In Western countries, lung cancer in the most frequent cancer and more than 50% of patients who contract NSCLC are close to 70 years old." "It is therefore fundamentally important that we identify an overall strategy of screening, diagnosis and therapy designed specifically for elderly patients. NSCLC research still has relatively little material dedicated exclusively to the elderly, but recently interest has been growing, possibly due to the positive results of the most recent trials (Elderly Lung Cancer Vinorelbine Study Group (ELVIS), Southern Italy Cooperative Oncology Group (SICOG),...

What are the risk factors for mesothelioma?
Working with asbestos is the major risk factor for mesothelioma. A history of asbestos exposure at work is reported in about 70 percent to 80 percent of all cases. However, mesothelioma has been reported in some individuals without any known exposure to asbestos. History of exposure to various other chemicals have been found in some of these patients, but majority of these patients have no understandable risk factors for mesothelioma........

Chest X-ray
Title: Chest X-ray
Category: Procedures and Tests
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 12/1/2005

Second International Mesothelioma Symposium
Fresh evidence of progress in the diagnosis and treatment of an aggressive asbestos-related cancer was the highlight of the Second International Symposium on Cancerous Mesothelioma last week. Long considered lethal, meso is a tumor that invades the linings of the lungs, abdomen, heart or testicles. The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) organizes the annual symposium, held this year in Las Vegas Nevada, to unite the meso community and focus on curing the disease.......