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With this deadly disease, lung cancer, early detection is difficult because symptoms often do not show up until the lung cancer has advanced to Stage III or Stage IV. Lung cancer kills on a global scale. Detecting lung cancer early is a priority for medical scientists.
Many new cases of lung cancer show up in patients who never smoked or have quit smoking. Testing for people who are known to be at high risk may aid in detection of early stage lung cancer. Risk factors include:
Screening techniques for early detection of lung cancer include:
The New England Journal of Medicine reported the results of the largest, long term study to date that proved that early detection of lung cancer saves lives in October 2006. The study (I-ELCAP) included: "If someone has lung cancer, early detection can help save their life".
92% of the patients lived 10 years when the cancer was detected and treated early. Lung cancer currently has only a 15% five-year survival rate. It is considered to be among the most lethal forms of cancer. Please Click here for more information
New data was presented at the first European Multidisciplinary Conference on Thoracic Oncology in May 2009. Italian researchers compared two techniques for CT scans to diagnose lung lesions. Greek researchers had found a new specific cell surface molecule to predict lung carcinomas. Click here to know more.
Also in May 2009, the Canary Foundation and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) announced they are sponsoring a research project to find biomarkers for lung cancer in people who have never smoked. Non-smokers with lung cancer have different tumor tissue structure, gene mutations, and demographic profiles than smokers with lung cancer. Using lung cancer cell lines, tissue and blood samples, five research institutions will look for biomarkers using different methods. The Medical - News - Site you would always want to be on.
Other NCI projects for lung cancer early detection include:
Other Canary Foundation projects for lung cancer early detection include:
The Canary Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the goal of identifying lung cancer through a simple blood test. Since 2004 they have collected $30 million of a $50 million goal for early detection of lung cancer. 100% of all donations go toward research. The NCI’s EDRN brings together dozens of institutions to help identify biomarker information and translate that information into clinical trials.
Finally, in June 2009 the U.S. National Institute of Health announced a clinical trial to find a breath test for detecting lung cancer early. 400 patient-participants will demonstrate and validate a breath test for the detection of early stage lung cancer. It is sponsored by Menssana Research Inc. and runs through December 2010. It includes four groups (smokers and non-smokers) at five different sites throughout the US. Clinical Trials All clinical trials conducted in US and around the world.
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