Gene Test Could Simplify Lung Cancer Treatment 
A new test could give lung cancer patients information now used for breast cancer and lymphoma.
Source: www.nbc5.com

Lung cancer scans stir debate 
Hope was kindled when a study concluded that advanced CT scans reliably detect lung cancer at its most curable stage. But some veterans in the fight against lung cancer take cautious stances.
Source: www.newsobserver.com

Nation and world round up 
PERSON TO WATCH NEGROPONTE TO BECOME DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE WASHINGTON National Intelligence Director John Negroponte will resign to become deputy secretary of state, a government official said Wednesday night.
Source: www.thestate.com

Drug That Chokes Off Tumor Blood Vessels Offers New Hope To Lung Cancer Patients 
Patients suffering from the most common type of lung cancer experienced a 20-percent improvement in overall survival in a national clinical trial of a drug that chokes off the blood vessels nourishing tumors, a multicenter study has found.
Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Celtic Clubs dance a jig 
Irish eyes were not only smiling, but laughing and dancing a jig at the third annual Celtic Clubs Christmas in Ireland held at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Cuyahoga Falls Friday evening.
Source: www.ohio.com

Lung Cancer Scans Stir Debate 
By By Catherine Clabby, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Jan. 1–Bambi MacRae never fretted about getting lung cancer. She stopped smoking more than 40 years ago. As a flight attendant, she inhaled others’ smoke aplenty, but she quit that job in 1967.
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