Donna Summer: One of thousands of nonsmokers killed annually by lung cancer – msnbc.com (blog)

May 18, 2012

msnbc.com (blog) Donna Summer: One of thousands of nonsmokers killed annually by lung cancermsnbc.com (blog)(Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) By Bill Briggs Lung cancer's sticky stigma as, primarily, a self-inflicted disease prompted Donna Summer's publicist to release a terse statement Friday to emphasize the singer was “a non-smoker.Donna Summer died of lung cancer not [...]

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May 18, 2012

Recommended: Donna Summer: One of thousands of nonsmokers killed annually by …msnbc.com(Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) By Bill Briggs Lung cancer's sticky stigma as, primarily, a self-inflicted disease prompted Donna Summer's publicist to release a terse statement Friday to emphasize the singer was “a non-smoker. View full post on lung cancer – Google News [...]

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People: Donna Summer blamed 9/11 for lung cancer – San Jose Mercury News

May 18, 2012

The Atlantic People: Donna Summer blamed 9/11 for lung cancerSan Jose Mercury NewsBy Ann Tatko-Peterson Did inhaling toxic air from the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9/11 give Donna Summer the lung cancer that eventually killed her? The singer thought so, friends have told TMZ. Summer was in her apartment near ground zero during [...]

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Momentum Continues To Build For Federal Plan Of Action For Lung Cancer … – MarketWatch (press release)

May 18, 2012

Momentum Continues To Build For Federal Plan Of Action For Lung Cancer …MarketWatch (press release)As Congress prepares for its Memorial Day District Work Period, Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) announced that more than a dozen Congressional leaders have signed on as new co-sponsors of the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act. This comes on the heels of [...]

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Donna Summer died of lung cancer not related to smoking – CNN

May 18, 2012

ABC News (blog) Donna Summer died of lung cancer not related to smokingCNNBy Michael Martinez, CNN (CNN) — Donna Summer died of lung cancer, but the singer wasn't a smoker, and the cancer wasn't related to smoking, her family's representative said Friday. Summer's family issued the announcement in the wake of how "various …Donna Summer [...]

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Donna Summer Died of Lung Cancer, Says a Source – People Magazine

May 18, 2012

China Daily Donna Summer Died of Lung Cancer, Says a SourcePeople Magazine"She had lung cancer," says the source. "She got it about a year ago. She was not a smoker." (Summer had, however, smoked in the past.) Summer, who was 63, remained highly guarded about her condition – many of her close friends didn't even [...]

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A Pilot Phase 2 Trial of the Immunogenicity, and Safety of GI-4000; an Inactivated Recombinant S. Cerevisiae Expressing Mutant Ras Protein, as Consolidation Therapy Following Curative Treatment for Stage I-III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) With Tumor Sequence Confirmation of K-ras Mutation

May 18, 2012

Condition:   NSCLCIntervention:   Biological: GI-4000Sponsors:   GlobeImmune;   GlobeImmune;   Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterActive, not recruiting – verified May 2012 View full post on ClinicalTrials.gov: “Lung Neoplasms” | updated in the last 30 days //

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Donna Summer’s Death Highlights Lung Cancer Risk For Blacks – Huffington Post

May 18, 2012

Donna Summer's Death Highlights Lung Cancer Risk For BlacksHuffington PostAfrican-American men are 37 percent more likely to develop lung cancer than white men, even though their overall exposure to cigarette smoke, the primary risk factor for lung cancer, is lower, according to the American Lung Association.Vote against repeal of Springfield's smoking banSpringfield News-Leaderall 3 news [...]

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ArQule and Daiichi Sankyo Announce Completion of Patient Recruitment in Phase … – MarketWatch (press release)

May 18, 2012

ArQule and Daiichi Sankyo Announce Completion of Patient Recruitment in Phase …MarketWatch (press release)"At the time of diagnosis with lung cancer, more than half of all patients have progressed to advanced stages of the disease, with a poor prognosis for long-term survival. There is a high unmet need for additional effective treatment options for …and [...]

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Cyclist plans 290-mile ride for the Lung Cancer Foundation – Cambridge News

May 18, 2012

Cambridge News Cyclist plans 290-mile ride for the Lung Cancer FoundationCambridge NewsRichard Bowen is riding to raise money to fight lung cancer. His sister, actress Lucy Bowen, died of the disease A NEW campaign urging people with coughs to have lung cancer checks has been welcomed by a charity rider whose actress sister died from [...]

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