Lung Cancer Research News Today Feb 22 2010
Title: African-Americans’ Attitudes About Lung Cancer May Hinder Prevention
Summary:A new survey has found that African-Americans are more likely than whites to hold mistaken and fatalistic beliefs about lung cancer, as well as being more reluctant to consult a doctor about possible symptoms of the disease, according to researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and their collaborators.These attitudes among blacks may help explain the puzzling racial disparities in lung …
Published on : Mon Feb 22 15:16:23 2010 GMT
Last updated : Mon Feb 22 15:16:24 2010 GMT
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Courtesy:redOrbit
Title: Survey Finds Significant Racial Differences In Lung Cancer Beliefs
Summary:A new survey finds that while both whites and African Americans know and think little about lung cancer, African Americans are more likely to hold beliefs and perceptions about the disease that could interfere with prevention and treatment.
Published on : Mon Feb 22 15:16:03 2010 GMT
Last updated : Mon Feb 22 15:16:04 2010 GMT
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Courtesy:redOrbit
Title: African-Americans’ attitudes about lung cancer may hinder prevention
Summary:A new survey has found that African-Americans are more likely than whites to hold mistaken and fatalistic beliefs about lung cancer, as well as being more reluctant to consult a doctor about possible symptoms of the disease, according to researchers. These attitudes among blacks may help explain the puzzling racial disparities in lung cancer treatment outcomes that have been documented over the …
Published on : Mon Feb 22 14:20:57 2010 GMT
Last updated : Mon Feb 22 14:20:58 2010 GMT
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Courtesy:Science Daily
Title: Study: Knowledge Gap Could Explain Higher Lung Cancer Rate Among Blacks
Summary:According to new research out of Boston that could help explain why African-Americans have higher rates of lung cancer than any other racial group, blacks are less likely than whites to seek treatment for the disease and to know how to recognize and prevent it.
Published on : Mon Feb 22 10:29:01 2010 GMT
Last updated : Mon Feb 22 13:13:52 2010 GMT
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Courtesy:WBUR Boston
Title: Racial disparities in lung cancer — could attitudes be at play?
Summary:African-Americans have the highest incidence and death rates for lung cancer. As with many puzzling racial disparities in health , researchers don’t know for sure why blacks are more likely than other racial groups to suffer from the disease.
Published on : Mon Feb 22 14:22:12 2010 GMT
Last updated : Mon Feb 22 14:22:16 2010 GMT
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Courtesy:Baltimore Sun
Title: African-Americans’ attitudes about lung cancer may hinder prevention
Summary:A new survey has found that African-Americans are more likely than whites to hold mistaken and fatalistic beliefs about lung cancer, as well as being more reluctant to consult a doctor about possible symptoms of the disease, according to researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and their collaborators.
Published on : Mon Feb 22 10:59:28 2010 GMT
Last updated : Mon Feb 22 10:59:29 2010 GMT
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Courtesy:PhysOrg
Title: African-Americans’ attitudes about lung cancer may hinder prevention
Summary:( Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ) A new survey has found that African-Americans are more likely than whites to hold mistaken and fatalistic beliefs about lung cancer, as well as being more reluctant to consult a doctor about possible symptoms of the disease, according to researchers from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and their collaborators. These attitudes among blacks may help explain the …
Published on : Mon Feb 22 05:33:21 2010 GMT
Last updated : Mon Feb 22 06:07:02 2010 GMT
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Courtesy:EurekAlert!
Title: Racial differences in beliefs and perceptions of lung cancer
Summary:A new survey finds that while both whites and African Americans know and think little about lung cancer, African Americans are more likely to hold beliefs and perceptions about the disease that could interfere with prevention and treatment. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the report indicates that public health messages regarding lung …
Published on : Mon Feb 22 07:17:44 2010 GMT
Last updated : Mon Feb 22 07:17:45 2010 GMT
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Courtesy:News-Medical-Net
Title: Surgery Alone May Thwart Stage 1 Lung Cancer
Summary:FRIDAY, Feb. 19 (HealthDay News) — Surgery alone offers a reasonable overall level of survival for patients with stage 1 small cell lung cancer, a new study suggests.
Published on : Fri Feb 19 17:03:15 2010 GMT
Last updated : Fri Feb 19 17:08:02 2010 GMT
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Courtesy:HealthDay via Yahoo! News
Title: In The “Year Of The Lung,” Utah Company Freshmedx Announces Breakthrough Lung Cancer Diagnostic
Summary:In celebration of World Cancer Day and the Year of the Lung, Freshmedx today announced that it has entered into multiple discussions for the international license of its Bioconductance Scanning Platform (BSP). The BSP is a medical device that can dramatically improve the accuracy of pre-surgical lung cancer diagnosis in a simple and painless 12-minute scan. Freshmedx is pursuing regulatory …
Published on : Sat Feb 20 06:29:17 2010 GMT
Last updated : Sat Feb 20 06:29:19 2010 GMT
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Courtesy:Medical News Today
