Lung Cancer Research

Question: Which would be a good topic to research on Lung Cancer or Tuberculosis? You see, i have been researching and plus is there a cure for Lung Cancer? I can't research both and i just wanted a few suggestions. I really want know which disease is more dangerous and would be more important to research on currently in the 21st century. Thank you in advance!

Answer: Not enough parameters given. Are you interested in the global or US public Health? Are you interested in the future or past 5 / 10 / 20 years? Are you interested in male/ female? White/black/...?

Question: Victim of marijuana abuse and lung cancer research? At school today we watched a sad and moving video about marijuana abuse and something about lung cancer. In the video there was a man and he had used marijuana much as a young adult back in the hippie age and was then battling lung cancer as a result. He had serious facial damage, doctors had to remove much of neck tissue and muscle, and his speech was slurred because of distorted neck and mouth. However he was not grotesque and actually somewhat handsome and lifted weights, the story was very depressing. At the end I think the movie said he had lost his battle with cancer. I wanted to know his name or the name of the video because I wanted to do some research on this man and his moving, life-changing experiences. Thanks! His testimony was very powerful and I think all young people suffering with drug/smoking abuse or not should watch that video.

Answer: I would be interested in knowing what video you watched. While smoking anything is not healthy, there are no conclusive links from marijuana to cancer. Exposure to enough smoke of any kind will lead to copd, but there isnt a connection as of yet to cancer. Many people even think (and there is some non conclusive evidence) that marijuana has anti cancer properties. Be careful with what you are socialized to believe about marijauna in school. While it is NOT without risk, its NOT as bad as you are being socialized to believe. While you are researching that video, research some of the real facts about marijuana, You will be amazed. Something to think about... Do you know why marijuana was criminalized in the first place? You should look it up.

Question: Can Lung Cancer Affect You Mentally or Physically or Both? I am working on a lung cancer research paper and I need to find out if it affects you mentally or physically or both. I can't find any infomation online about it. As much infomation would be much appreciated.

Answer: When you are told you only have a few months to live, it does affect you mentally. You feel removed, abandoned, disconnected. Even if the lung cancer hasn't metastasized to the brain you still function poorly after the official dx. Once the cancer is faced and you decide to fight then a different perspective of mental well being unfolds. It took me about 2 weeks to snap out of the idea that I was already a walking dead woman and decided to fight and live. Now my mental state is fine other than the fact that its something I can never put completely out of my mind. Every little ache and pain makes me wonder if my cancer is spreading. It can wear a person down. It can prevent proper sleep and in turn affect you mentally in certain judgements. Physically I am fine. I went thru 6 rounds of chemo nearly 1.5 years ago, and that wasn't even too bad for me. It is more difficult to work as I used to, being shorter on breath than I used to be makes it hard to work for long periods. I still go hiking, play outside with my dogs, work at my job (its a physical job) altho my work load has lessened. ( I am self employed). So for me, I wouldn't even know I have lung cancer if I wasn't dx'd. The chemo I did created more problems than the cancer itself, other than the fact that my prognosis is death within a short time... I am doing pretty good!!! As my cancer progresses, if I can't keep it contained any longer, there will be problems with low oxygen, fatigue, and all round poor health. If you have any questions that I can help you answer, feel free to email me.

Question: Why do we spend so much more money on breast cancer research than other forms? I just read several articles about cancer deaths and found that far more men die of prostate cancer than women die of breast cancer. Also, men are much more likely to get this cancer than women get breast cancer. Everywhere we look (on TV, radio, bumper stickers) we see pink. Even with all the hubbub about tobacco causing deaths, we don't spend nearly as much money on lung cancer research etc. Why is there such a disparity? Oh, I was also wondering if it might help to start making brown ribbons to raise awareness to Prostate Cancer! ;-P

Answer: All cancer deserves equal funding. It is an absolute horror no matter what age, stage or grade or type of cancer you have. A horror. I cannot in good conscience try to pick out one cancer that should receive more attention and more funding than another, including breast cancer. I am glad that they have the support and organization to lead the fight against their cancer. On the other hand, I have a child with a rare cancer. There is always a sinking feeling in my gut because children and young people with his disease are dying. Pretty much all of them . . and it is a rotten, rotten cancer that robs these young people of life. Their bellies fill up with multiple huge tumors that become so heavy they can no longer stand up. I cannot even convey how misearable this disease is. It is so difficult when the little ones, the five to ten year old children have this cancer. I know that there are other diseases out there that deserve funding and research, but my heart aches for the young people suffering from abdominal sarcoma. There are no pink ribbons for them. There are no advocates for them. They are invisible in our society. They die slowly and painfully and out of the way so that no one notices. And, it's nobody's fault. But, back to the question, the reason for the disparity is simply . . large numbers of people, survivors, and a good solid organization dedicated to education and advocating for funds to stop breast cancer. Rare cancers do not have the organization because they don't have the numbers of people needed for a campaign and truthfully, few survivors are left to advocate for their disease. And, although the medical community is intrigued by this rare cancer, currently funding is limited for cancers that could save so few people, and there is no active research taking place. People with rare cancer at the moment . . are expendable. They are the part of the statistics rattled off casually. But what can you do? There is little we can do about it. So, we just do the best that we can and always stay focused and hopeful. And, yeah, we support research for all cancer. Maybe someday I'll have the energy to do more. But, for now, I do what I can by doing research and have created a patient database searching for treatments that may benefit them all.

Question: How does lung cancer relate to deficiency in the cell cycle? Am researching lung cancer for an essay. Would like to know about this to put in my essay. Thanks! And please have answer by tonight if you can. Am researching lung cancer for an essay. Would like to know about this to put in my essay. Please, if you answer, tell me specifically how LUNG cancer relates. I know how cancer in general relates to the cell cycle. Thanks! And please have answer by tonight if you can. Please, if you answer, tell me specifically how LUNG cancer relates. I know how cancer in general relates to the cell cycle.

Answer: cancer is caused due to abnormality of cell division. cells divide at a much faster rate than normal and thus pile up to create cancers thats a little bit of info i learned in my bio class.. i hope that helps

Question: What future research being done on lung cancer by Medical Technicians?

Answer: If you want to know what is being done about cancer the link below will tell you what you should know.

Question: Has anyone heard of this new research labratory thing, a vaccine for lung cancer in Canada? My aunt called me and she has lung cancer, but she wants me to find all the news on this new lung cancer vaccine thing thats new in the labratory, she believes its taking place in Calgary. I'd appreciate your help. Thanks.

Answer: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=45471

Question: who was the first person to notice lung cancer? im doing a research project on lung cancer. i need to find somebody associated with my topic. I wanted to pick the first person to notice lung cancer. does anyone know who it is? or anyone that i can do it on? it cant be on a person who has lung cancer either. thanks much - dani

Answer: Attached is a good link to the first case of lung cancer discovered. I can't copy and paste from there, but you can read it on the site.

Question: How high is the risk for lung cancer when smoking 2-3 cigarettes a day? please no comments on smoking in general is bad for you, i just want to know how light smoking influences lung cancer. Ive read some research on light smoking saying that for men especially, only the risk of heart diseases was significantly increased after 6 cigarettes. thank you

Answer: Smoking is one risk factor for lung cancer. There is not way to determine how much a single risk factor or all of them may increase anyone’s risk for it. People who never smoked get lung cancer. People who smoked 40-50 years do not. We don’t know what causes cancer.

Question: Lung cancer and the relative topic? Hi dear sir : I am a young man . Anyone can help me about lung cancer. where and what can i get new article and documantation about new research in lung cancer and the relative disease in 2007. please help me any link or web site may worth for me.except i owe you. bye.

Answer: http://www.lungcanceralliance.org/facing/about.html

Question: Studies have shown that there is no direct correlation between lung cancer and Marijuana. Do the research.... Also last time I checked Marijuana is not a drug it is rather a plant. Also Marijuana has been around since the Egyptians so I do not think it poses the same threat as cigarettes.

Answer: I'll do you a research study that will prove or disprove anything you want if you are funding it. That is sadly the basis on which some studies are done. The fact that it is a plant has nothing to do with it. Heroin and cocaine are also derived from plants, they are very much drugs too.

Question: What gene doesnt work to cause lung cancer? I was doing research to learn more about cancer and i couldn't find an answer to the following question? What gene does not work that causes lung cancer? Can you please include a source, thank you!

Answer: Alpha1-antitrypsin is a molecule that protects alveolar walls against anti-proteases and a deficiency in the molecule.

Question: lung cancer? My mother in law had surgery for stage 2-3 lung cancer they removed her right middle and lower lobe. The sergeon called and said it was a cancerous toumor and it's not in the lymph nodes and she needs no other treatment. Am I wrong to be worried all research I've seen says her 5 yr survival rate is low. Does anyone know about this? She also has COPD and emphezima. thankyou sorry I don't have alot of info about the cancer when the dr. called her she was too nervous to ask anything. I am assuming it's non small cell.

Answer: You are not giving enough information to be very accurate. There is a HUGE difference between a stage 2 and a stage 3 cancer. It also matters if it is a small cell or large cell, so I ran the stats with a combined histology for females only and the 5 year survival rate is about 53% for a stage 2 and 17% for a stage 3. I assume because you also said no lymph nodes were involved that it is a stage 2.

Question: Where can I find some more info in how we know if there will be a cure in the future for Lung Cancer? I am doing a project for my science class and we are supposed to pick a disease and to a research on it. So i chose Lung cancer and there is a question where we are to see if there is a cure in the future of this disease.Is there a cure in the future?

Answer: Define "future". And "cure". Surgery and chemo and radiation therapy will sometimes cure it. If you mean a magical medication to cure cancer, no, not in the near future. It's particularly difficult because it's essentially your own cells that have the limiter mechanism mutated out so it grows out of control.

Question: Who was the first person do "discover" lung cancer? I am doing a research paper for my heath class, and Im doing mine on lung cancer. One of the things we need to have in our report is the scientist(s) who discovered the cause of it. I have looked almost everywhere, and I cant find anything on it. Can anyone tell me where I can find this info....?

Answer: answers.com -go to this site and you will get your answer

Question: Is lung cancer the leading cancer killer in the United States? According to a recent article : Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in the United States, causing more deaths each year than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined. At the same time, people seem to view the disease differently. "When you look at National Institutes of Health research dollars spent per diagnosis and per patient death, lung cancer is woefully below breast cancer and AIDS," he added. "Historically, lung cancer has been stigmatized," explained Dr. Corey Langer, medical director of thoracic oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, in Philadelphia. "It's viewed as a self-inflected illness and, at least partially, it is." For more information visit: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_34414.html

Answer: Good question and a good point. Of course AIDS is the disease DE hour so of course its going to get all the money and breast cancer supporters have really hit it big in the public relations and more power to them but you are right the funding for lung cancer is inadequate compared to these 2. However, I did hear one doctor talking about this very thing, referring to the funding of breast cancer to others, and he said that a lot of new meds come from people trying to find cures for another disease and he believed that the more research in any field of cancer research the better.