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Lung injury in COVID-19 is not high altitude pulmonary edema

April 20, 2020 (COVID-19), altitude, edema, high, in, injury, is, lung, not, pulmonary

A group of researchers with experience in treating high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) have written to correct the misconception in

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Researchers describe unique genetic identity of primordial lung progenitors

January 31, 2020 describe, Genetic, identity, lung, of, primordial, progenitors, Researchers, unique

For the first time, researchers describe the genetic program behind primordial lung progenitors—embryonic cells that give rise to all the

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Cancer mortality continues steady decline, driven by progress against lung cancer

January 8, 2020 against, By, cancer, continues, decline, driven, lung, Mortality, progress, steady

The cancer death rate declined by 29% from 1991 to 2017, including a 2.2% drop from 2016 to 2017, the

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Standard of care chemoradiation for stage III non-small cell lung cancer is superior to two tested alternatives

December 17, 2019 alternatives, cancer, care, cell, chemoradiation, for, III, is, lung, non-small, of, Stage, standard, Superior, tested, to, two

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States and approximately 75-80 percent of all cases

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Inadequacies in current early-stage lung cancer treatment revealed

November 27, 2019 cancer, current, early-stage, in, Inadequacies, lung, revealed, treatment

Researchers from Tohoku University and Tohoku University Hospital have revealed why some existing cancer treatments are ineffective in tackling the

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This 'diamond gap' fingernail test could show an early sign of lung cancer

November 26, 2019 'diamond, an, cancer, Could, early, fingernail, Gap, lung, of, show, sign, test, This

When you press your nails together, do you see a tiny diamond-shaped window of light? The test is used to

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Drug with immunotherapy may provide therapeutic opportunity for patients previously treated for kidney and lung cancer

September 26, 2019 and, cancer, drug, for, Immunotherapy, kidney, lung, may, opportunity, patients, previously, provide, therapeutic, treated, with

Pegilodecakin, a first-in-class drug currently in clinical trials, has shown positive safety results and may offer a potential new treatment

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Early palliative care for advanced lung cancer increases survival

September 19, 2019 Advanced, cancer, care, early, for, increases, lung, Palliative, survival

Early palliative care is associated with better survival in patients with advanced lung cancer, according to a study by VA

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Breathylser ‘detects lung cancer in just SIX MINUTES’

September 3, 2019 Breathylser, cancer, detects, in, just, lung, minutes, SIX

Firm behind breathalyser that ‘detects lung cancer in SIX MINUTES’ hopes the pioneering gadget could one day be used to

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Gene mutations coordinate to drive malignancy in lung cancer

August 27, 2019 cancer, coordinate, drive, gene, in, lung, malignancy, mutations, to

Scientists have shown exactly how mutations in two different genes coordinate to drive the development of malignant lung tumors, according

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