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Original papers British Journal of General Practice, August 2004 589 Lung cancer patients’ perceptions of access to financial benefits: a qualitative study Alison Chapple, Sue Ziebland, Ann McPherson and Nick Summerton Introduction R ECENTLY, terminal care and ways of planning for a ‘good death’ have been much debated, 1 but relatively little is known about the last few months of life from the patients’ perspective. 2 Among patients’ concerns is the fear that they will be a financial burden to their family. 3,4 Financial worries may cause stress and lead to psychological and emotional problems. 5 However, patients’ financial needs are often forgotten and it is not common practice for health professionals to consider economic hardship in families. 6 Research has found that ...

Copyright 2002 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. This paper was (will be) published in The Proceedings of SPIE and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of SPIE. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes or modification of the content of this paper are prohibited. Enhanced Lung Cancer Detection in Temporal Subtraction Chest Radiography Using Directional Edge Filtering Techniques Hui Zhao a,b , Shih-Chung Ben Lo a , Matthew T. Freedman a , and Yue Wang b a ISIS Center, Radiology Department,Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington DC, 20007 b Electrical ...

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2006, 21 (1) 173-176 Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2006 173 SIGNIFICANCE OF TUMOR MARKERS IN LUNG CANCER P.P. Mumbarkar, A.S. Raste, M.S. Ghadge Department of Biochemistry, Tata Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai ABSTRACT The objective was to test the utility of the cytokeratins CYFRA 21-1, tissue polypeptide specific antigen (TPS), Neuron specific enolase (NSE) and Carcino Embryonic antigen (CEA) in patients with lung cancer and in the pleural fluid of the patients with lung cancer and also the predicting ability of these tumor markers with respect to the histological types [including non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC)] and pathological stages. 40 normal subjects and 222 cases of histological proven lung cancer were studied. The findings suggest that TPS and CYFRA 21-1, are useful ...

For the past 2 years, scientists from the Genetic Epidemiology of Lung Cancer Consortium (official name of the Family Lung Cancer Study!) have been hunting for the actual gene or genes that increase a person’s chances of developing lung cancer . We found that part of chromosome 6 is linked to lung cancer susceptibility and we are now trying to find the lung cancer gene(s) on this chromosome. We have discovered some very inter- esting findings but we have more work to do! We are still working to recruit new families into the Family Lung Cancer Study. Adding more families gives us more information and a better chance of finding the gene(s) that may cause lung cancer . We also keep in touch with families who have already partici- pated in our study. These families sometimes find out more information about the history of cancer ...

Diesel Emissions and Lung Cancer : Epidemiology and Quantitative Risk Assessment A Special Report of the Institute’s Diesel Epidemiology Expert Panel Health Effects Institute June 1999 Page 2 The Health Effects Institute, established in 1980, is an independent and unbiased source of information on the health effects of motor vehicle emissions. HEI supports research on all major pollutants, including regulated pollutants (such as carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and particulate matter), and unregulated pollutants (such as diesel engine exhaust, methanol, and aldehydes). To date, HEI has supported more than 200 projects at institutions in North America and Europe and published over 100 Research Reports. Consistent with its mission to serve as an independent source of information on the health effects of motor vehicle pollutants, ...

Survivors of Radon-Induced Lung Cancer Speak Out Elizabeth Hoffmann of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a survivor of radon induced lung cancer . Although, she has never smoked, her 15-year exposure to dangerous levels of radon in her home resulted in doctors having to remove the cancerous lower lobe of her left lung prior to her 38th birthday. (PRWEB) November 8, 2004 -- Elizabeth Hoffmann of Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a survivor of radon induced lung cancer . Although, she has never smoked, her 15-year exposure to dangerous levels of radon in her home resulted in doctors having to remove the cancerous lower lobe of her left lung prior to her 38th birthday. Today, Liz announces the creation of a new website for Cancer Survivors Against Radon www.cansar.org . Its purpose is to put a face on radon by empowering sufferers of radon-induced lung cancer (and their families) with a unified voice and ...

63 Lung Cancer 11 11.1. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY Lung cancer incidence and mortality were almost the same, with an overall mortality/incidence ratio of 91.3% or a survival of only 8.7% (Table 11.1). For the first time since registration of lung cancers began, the number of cases exceeded that of deaths. This may reflect more accurate certification of deaths or the continuing decline in lung cancer mortality. Incidence in males shows a definite downward trend of almost 5% per year. Female rates have increased by 0.4% per year since 1994, but this trend is not statistically significant. Table 11.1. Summary of incidence and mortality statistics: lung cancer INCIDENT CASES DEATHS males females both sexes males females both sexes All cancers (invasive, in situ and uncertain) (ICD-O-2 C34) 1997 cases 909 ...

EDITORIAL A Perspective on Cytology of Lung Cancer [Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2004; 46 : 81-83] The dawn of the last century was still early days for carcinoma lung , when it was regarded as an uncommon form of malignancy. A signi- ficant rise in the incidence of lung cancer was noticed at the end of World War I, the occur- rence closely correlated with the degree of atmospheric pollution and density of popula- tion. Besides these, personal habits like cigarette smoking and occupation also had an effect. During the second half of the last century an increase in size and ageing of the population have contributed to the increase in absolute numbers of lung cancer every year. It is presently considered one of the most common and deadly malignancies throughout the world. To date, the public health measures and thera- peutic advances have failed to reverse ...