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Allow more people in UK with lung cancer symptoms to self-refer for tests, say experts

Making it easier to get chest X-rays, rather than having to wait for a GP referral, could improve survival rates, finds study

The Guardian - UK

Make it easier for those with lung cancer symptoms to get tests, experts say

Researchers called for the widespread adoption of services that allow patients to self-refer without a GP consultation.

Evening Standard

Not Just For Smokers: Young Non-Smoker Died Of Terminal Lung Cancer After Symptoms Were Initially Dismissed As Anxiety

When the 36-year-old fit and healthy man who never smoked experienced complaints of chest pain, doctors initially attributed it to anxiety and increased his medication.

Medical Daily

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AbbVie Takes On Pfizer And Merck With Its Next Leg Of Growth. Will AbbVie Stock Come Back?

AbbVie has a lofty goal for 2025 — and a big move in cancer treatment could stoke beleaguered AbbVie stock.

Investors Business Daily

Why Is BioNTech Stock Trading Higher On Friday?

BNT324/DB-1311 trial data show significant antitumor activity in various cancers, with high response rates in small cell lung and prostate cancer patients.

Benzinga

After Lung Cancer Approval, AstraZeneca's Imfinzi Goes Under FDA Priority Review For Bladder Cancer

AstraZeneca's Imfinzi gains FDA Priority Review for bladder cancer. Key trial data shows improved survival and progression outcomes in treated patients.

Benzinga

Early signs of lung cancer could be detected through your urine in world-first test

Pioneering urine test detects presence of ‘zombie’ cells in lung tissue

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Lung cancer ‘could be detected by world-first urine test’

Scientists hope for earlier detection after creating injectable sensor that releases compound into urine

The Guardian - UK

Lung cancer could be detected with a urine test after new discovery

The majority of cases of lung cancer are diagnosed at a late stage when it is harder to treat.

The Independent UK

Eminem’s brother says he feels ‘hatred and mixed emotions’ after mother’s death

Debbie Nelson died at age 69 after battling lung cancer

The Independent UK

Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson dies aged 69 after lung cancer battle

Nelson reportedly died as a result of complications from lung cancer

The Independent UK

Actor Ian Smith, best known as Neighbours’ Harold Bishop, reveals terminal cancer diagnosis

The 86-year-old says he will leave the hit Australian TV show after doctors told him he had a form of lung cancer

The Guardian - AU

Interview: India could see ‘epidemic of lung cancer from air pollution’, ‘no organ system’ spared

On November 19, as many as 22 of the 35 air quality monitoring stations in Delhi recorded an air quality index (AQI) reading of 500, which is the maximum value that the scale can register. The actual pollution is likely much worse.

Newslaundry

Susan Wojcicki shares a final message

Wojcicki spent her final months raising awareness and donating millions to lung cancer research.

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The Independent UK

Former flight attendant with terminal cancer lives out dying ‘last wish’ to fly again

The 79-year-old woman was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer

The Guardian - UK

Survival rates in UK for two lethal cancers lower than in comparable countries, research shows

Experts say UK ‘lags behind’ as OECD finds poor outcomes for many diagnosed with colon and lung cancers

The Guardian - UK

British Bangladeshi men have highest rates of lung cancer in England

Oxford University research finds ‘ethnic background and social circumstances’ are crucial factors in cancer risk

Evening Standard

Cancer caught quickly for 5,000 Britons thanks to NHS mobile screening trucks

The programme is targeted at areas of the country with the highest rates of lung cancer.

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The Independent UK

Drop ‘archaic’ smoking status labels when it comes to lung cancer, charity says

The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation said anyone can be affected by the disease.

The Independent UK

Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Can I get lung cancer if I’ve never smoked?

Lung cancer experts tell Lisa Salmon that although smoking causes most cases, nearly a third are in non-smokers.

The Walrus

Canada’s $32.5 Billion Tobacco Settlement Is a Hollow Victory

As the smoke clears from epic lawsuits against three tobacco companies, who really won the day?

The Canberra Times

'A big "stuff you" to the cancer': John is not letting lung cancer beat him

Retired senior public servant is cycling from Sydney to Wollongong.

Investors Business Daily

Zai Lab, A Top 6% Stock, Launched To A 16-Month High On Its 'Impressive' Results

Shares of Zai Lab rocketed to a 16-month high Thursday after the Chinese biotech posted "impressive" results for its lung cancer treatment.

BANG Premier

Richard E Grant writes to late wife every night

Actor Richard E Grant has revealed he writes letters to his late wife Joan Washington every night to help him process his grief since her death aged 75 in September 2021 after a battle with lung cancer.

Reason

We Were Wrong To Panic About Secondhand Smoke

A recent American Cancer Society study reports a negligible risk from passive smoking, shedding new light on the uproar over a 2003 paper.

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