Martinez refinery fire released chemicals that cause cancer, heart and lung disease
Contra Costa Health on Tuesday responded to a Martinez Refining Company report that chemicals and combustion byproducts from ...
Cancer's ripple effect may promote blood clot formation in the lungs
Blood clots form in response to signals from the lungs of cancer patients—not from other organ sites, as previously ...
How a lung doctor copes with health threats from the California wildfire that took his home
The morning of Jan. 7, Dr. Reza Ronaghi and his wife, Nasim, left their home in California's Pacific Palisades with the clothes on their backs and work on their minds.
Why is there an increase in lung cancer among women who have never smoked?
Rising air pollution, changes in hormone levels, immune system imbalances and longer life expectancy are increasing the risk ...
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Research pinpoints weakness in lung cancer's defenses
Scientists uncover an enzyme that boosts cancer cell metabolism to fuel growth. The enzyme, GUK1, supports metabolism in cancer cells to help tumors grow.
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Genetic risk score plus lung function questionnaire improves COPD prediction
The ability to predict spirometry-defined COPD was significantly better when a modified lung function questionnaire score was ...
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Silica dust, heavy metal, solvents may contribute to myositis with lung involvement
Exposures to silica dust, solvents or heavy metals increase the likelihood of developing various forms of myositis, ...
'A doctor told my husband he had cancer, he died 20 hours later'
A fit retired firefighter who went to see the doctor with a cough he couldn't shackle was told he had lung cancer - and died ...
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HKUMed uncovers key mechanism linking microtubules and chemotherapy, enhancing cancer drug efficacy
A joint research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed) and the Faculty of Science at the University of Hong Kong has uncovered an unexpected interaction between chemotherapeutic agents and a ...