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Pulmonary Malignancies
Introduction
   
The diagnosis of lung cancer or other pulmonary malignancies bring with them many questions and a need for clear, understandable answers. We hope this website will help. It provides information and useful internet links about pulmonary malignancies...

In The Spotlight:

Lung Nodule Screening Tool Gets Backing from FDA Panel  new! New York (The Cancer Information Network) -- An advisory panel of the US Food and Drug Administration has given support to R2 Technology computer-aided tool designed to screen for lung modules as a w ...

New Drugs Aim to Check Cancer Growth  new! - New drug therapies such as Iressa® (ZD1839) and TarcevaTM (OSI-774) have been developed to block the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor, which stimulates the growth and division of cancer cells. ...

Understand One of the Most Important Risk Factors of Thoracic Cancers new! - Articles and resources for an important environment risk factor causing lung cancer and other pulmonary malignancies.

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  Everyone's Guide to Cancer Therapy: How Cancer Is Diagnosed, Treated, and Managed Day to Day - "This book is a one stop guide to so many things involving therapies that it is hard to know where to start. Cancer patients feel this is the best consumer book out there. Information is in plain English, simple terms, with lots of illustrations."

Understanding Lung Cancer - An important booklet from the National Cancer Institute. Highly recommended for initial reading.

Facts about Lung Cancer - Understand the basics of lung cancer. Information provided by American Lung Association.

Lung Cancer: What Every Patient Should Know - Basic information on lung cancer from The Lung Cancer Guide. 

The Lung Cancer Guide -Find articles and Internet resources of lung cancer and explore the details on its causes, symptoms, diagnosis and management.

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Information on diagnosis, staging, and treatment from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Small Cell Lung Cancer - Information on diagnosis, staging, and treatment specifically for SCLC from the NCI.

Lung Anatomy - Internally reviewed by professionals at the University of Iowa. 

Living with Lung Cancer - Provides information on issues after the diagnosis of lung cancer, include follow-up issues, cancer rehabilitation services, and survivorship/quality of life issues.


Symptoms and Diagnosis of Lung Cancer
AJCC Staging System for Lung Cancer - Pre-treatment stage is the most important prognostic factor of lung cancer.  The current AJCC Staging Classification was revised in 1997.
How a Lung Cancer Diagnosis is Made
Preoperative Staging of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer Test, A Cough Away
Lung Cancer and Smoking: What We Really Know
Estimating the Risk of Malignancy in a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule - Virtual Hospital provides this easy to use form. Insert the information in the blanks and the risk is calculated. Designed for professional use. 
Screening for Lung Cancer - Press release from Cornell Univ. about the method and effectiveness of screening of lung cancer by utilizing chest X-rays and CT scan.
 

Treatment

Lung Cancer Treatment: An Overview - Learn about the different treatment techniques used in lung cancer treatment.  

Lung Cancer: Chemoradiation May Not Be the Only Options - Novel Lung Cancer Treatments Work Differently than Traditional Therapies: Know what to ask your doctor, so you can make the Best Decision for Treatment.

How is Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated - Profession information of the treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, from the National Cancer Institute.

How is Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated - Profession information of the treatment of Small Cell Lung Cancer, from the National Cancer Institute.

Treatment of Superior Vena Cava Syndrome - SVC is an emergent condition of lung cancer patients. But it does not compromise the prognosis if treated properly. Article from the National Cancer Institute.

Small Cell Lung Cancer: Standard Treatment and New Developments - provides information about standard treatments for limited, extensive, and recurrent SCLC, side effects from treatments, and the new developments dose-intensive therapy and gene therapy.

Innovative Treatment for Metastatic Cancers - Find a wealth of clinical information about a new therapeutic agent that may help cancer patients with distant metastasis.

Everything You Need to Know about a Thoractomy - Detailed information on  thoracotomy, or opening of the chest to remove a cancer of the lung.  Descriptive diagrams provide a good visual of  this surgery.

Twice-Daily Radiotherapy in Small Cell Lung Cancer - Limited stage small cell lung cancer is better and more tolerably treated with two radiation fractions a day and concurrent chemo. Important information in NEJM.

The Lung Cancer Connection To Fatigue - Learn about cancer treatment related fatigue.

Prevention

Q & A About Cigarette Smoking and Lung Cancer
TobaccoPedia
- The Online Tobacco Encyclepedia.
What Happens after You Quit Smoking
Why Do You Smoke?
How to Quit Smoking, For Good! 
- A complete guide to smoking cessation.
The Lung Cancer and Cigarette Smoking Web Page

News

Experts Expect Epidemic of Asbestos Cancer
Fifty Thousand Current and Former Smokers Needed for National Lung Screening Trial -- The National Cancer Institute launched a new study to determine if screening people with either CT or chest X-ray before they have symptoms can reduce deaths from lung cancer. The study will enroll 50,000 current or former smokers.
Concurrent Chemotherapy And Radiation Therapy Increases Patient Survival

Lung Cancer Test A Cough Away
Study Suggests Some Lung Cancer Tumors May Be Harmless
Preoperative Staging of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Intense Lung Cancer Screening of Smokers Does Not Save Lives
Other

American Lung Association
American Thoracic Society

National Lung Transplant Patient Association
National Familial Lung Cancer Registry
Cancer Survivors On Line  - provides cancer information, resources, and support to patients, families, friends, and medical professionals.


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1.Understand One of the Most Important Risk Factors of Thoracic Cancers - Articles and resources for an important environment risk factor causing lung cancer and other pulmonary malignancies.

2. Innovative Treat- ment for Metastatic Cancers - Find a wealth of clinical information about a new therapeutic agent that may help cancer patients with distant metastasis.

3.Know What to Ask Your Doctor - Learn about a treatment option that works in a different way than traditional therapies.

4 .Medical Treatment for Mesothelioma

5. Physician's Info on Medical Treatment for  Mesothelioma 

Inspirational Patient Stories - A substantial list of cancer survivors' stories, several with lung cancer. Provided by  Cancerguide.com.

Cancer Support Group Mailing List - This is a mailing list for general cancer information, include lung cancer.

Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support, and Education (ALCASE) - ALCASE offers lung cancer education, psychosocial support, and advocacy programs.
Top 10 Questions about Lung Cancer - Virtual Hospital provides this informative lecture hitting all the major points about diagnosis and treatment.
  Lung Cancer FAQ - from University of Pennsylvania Oncolink
  Q and A About Finding Smoking Cessation Services -  About why and how to stop smoking. National Cancer Institute provides information on smoking cessation services
 
Clinical Trials

Lung Cancer Clinical Trials - for small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer arranged according to area


Active Lung Protocol - from Radiotherapy Oncology Group. 

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