Lung Cancer
Kolkata among most polluted cities in Asia
Kolkata is among the most polluted cities, ranked alongside Cairo and Delhi, a World Bank study reveals. This is notwithstanding the fact that more people are affected by pollution in Kolkata than in the other cities of India on account of the density of population.
Lung cancer even in non-smokers? Gene holds key
London: Scientists have discovered what they claim is a common gene that raises the risk of developing lung cancer in non-smokers, a breakthrough which may pave the way for new targeted therapies for patients.
Human pathogens abundant in the bacterial metagenome of cigarettes
It has been reported that cigarette smoking is a risk factor for bacterial pneumonia and other respiratory infections, and that smokers are more likely to harbor bacterial pathogens in their oral and nasopharyngeal cavities than nonsmokers.
Lung cancer risk in painters: A meta-analysis
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified occupational exposure as a painter as being carcinogenic to humans based on a comprehensive review published in 1989. Guha et al. (p.
Globe still in grip of addiction
After five years, the World Health Organization’s tobacco-control treaty is starting to have an effect, but we need to tackle the smoking epidemic in the developing world.
Lung, skin cancer genes decoded
Early Detection, Better Drugs, Customized Therapy Ahead
London: Scientists have identified all the changes in cells of two cancers to produce the first entire cancer gene maps, calling the findings a “transforming moment” in their understanding of the disease.
Lung cancer in a U.S. population with low to moderate arsenic exposure
A population-based case–control study of primary incident lung cancer was conducted in 10 counties in two U.S. states, New Hampshire and Vermont. The study included 223 lung cancer cases and 238 controls, each of whom provided toenail clippings for arsenic exposure measurement by inductively coupled–plasma mass spectrometry.
Radon gas in homes ups lung cancer risk, says UN
Vienna: New studies have found direct evidence of a lung cancer risk from the presence of colorless, odorless radon gas in many homes, a United Nations committee said in a report.
30,000 fall prey to pollution-related diseases every year
National Forum on Environment and Health (NFEH) has expressed grave concern over the fast degradation of environment in the country especially Karachi in the past 12 years which inflicted huge losses to the economy and posed threat to resources.
The looming challenge of the mixed marketplace for tobacco products
Throughout the world, as use of manufactured cigarettes has dropped, the tobacco industry has taken steps to diversify its product offerings with the overall goal of assuring a steady market of nicotine addicted people.
