Rate Of New Cancers Down, Annual Report Says
Nov 25th, 2008 · For the first time, the rate of new cancers is down in the U.S. In part, the decrease comes from a decline in new cases of lung and breast cancers in women.
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John Leonard, Author And Culture Critic, Dies At 69 **
Nov 7th, 2008 · Leonard was considered one of the best literary critics in America; he was an early champion of future Nobel Prize winners Toni Morrison and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Leonard died Wednesday from complications with lung cancer.
Casinos Gamble On Smoking, Osmonds
Oct 28th, 2008 · The nation's gambling palaces are setting their course for hard times. In Atlantic City, N.J., officials repealed a smoking ban less than two weeks after it took effect. Officials say they don't want to hurt the economy by driving smokers away from the tables. You may hurt your lungs: but you're helping your country. In Las Vegas, the Flamingo is asking two entertainers to do their part. Donnie and Marie Osmond have extended their variety show for two more years.
Newman, On The Forefront Of An Acting Generation
Sep 29th, 2008 · Oscar Award-winning actor Paul Newman died on Sept. 26 of complications from lung cancer. Over the course of his decades-long career, Newman starred in dozens of hit films including Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and Cool Hand Luke.
Bacteria Fingered As Real Killer In 1918 Flu Pandemic *
Aug 19th, 2008 · Bacterial pneumonia attacked virus-weakened lungs and killed most of the 50 million victims of the 1918 flu pandemic. This finding is good news if another flu pandemic strikes: Doctors are now armed with effective treatments for bacterial infections.
Britain Weighs the Social Cost of High-Priced Drugs *
Jul 2nd, 2008 · Tarceva has been shown to extend life in some lung cancer patients by a few months. But Great Britain's government health service has decided not to provide the drug. Cancer patient Donald Sutherland and his doctor, Fergus Macbeth, explain why that's the right decision.
My Cancer, 2 Years Later
Jun 26th, 2008 · When he started his blog, Leroy Sievers thought he had six months to live. Doctors found a brain tumor and lung cancer. Today, on My Cancer's second anniversary, he's facing a prognosis just as bleak.
Risky Sport of Free Diving Making a Bigger Splash
Jun 21st, 2008 · Some experts hope the sport, in which divers see how deep they can go on a lungful of air, can outgrow the perception that it's a death-defying activity. But pushing the envelope always carries risk.
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