Modeling Lung Cancer 
In a new report in the February 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Martin McMahon (UCSF) and colleagues present a novel mouse model of non-small cell lung cancer, which will serve as a useful tool to test the efficacy of novel chemotherapeutic drug therapies in the early stages of lung tumorigenesis. [click link for full article]
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com

Statement On The Passing Of Congressman Charlie Norwood (R-GA), By John Kirkwood, American Lung Association President & … 
The American Lung Association’s volunteers and staff wish to express our deepest condolences to family of U.S. Congressman Charlie Norwood, DDS (R-GA), who died today after a long battle with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer. [click link for full article]
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British Director Steven Pimlott Dies at 52 
The British stage director Steven Pimlott, whose busy career included stays at the Royal Shakespeare Company, Chichester Festival Theatre and Opera North, and who had just begun rehearsals on a new production of The Rose Tattoo at the Royal National Theatre, died Feb. 14 at his home near Colchester, according to British news reports. He was 52 and had been battling lung cancer.
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Unique Structure of Geron’s Telomerase Inhibitor Drug Promotes Anti-Tumor, Anti-Metastatic Activity in Lung Cancer Cells 
MENLO PARK, Calif.—-Geron Corporation today announced the publication of preclinical data that show specific structural elements of GRN163L contribute to its unique anti-tumor and anti-metastatic activity.
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Founder of Hacienda club reveals he has cancer 
Anthony Wilson, the man behind some of Manchester’s most well-known bands, has been diagnosed with cancer.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Seven-Term Congressman Dies of Cancer 
Charles Whitlow Norwood, Jr., a blunt-spoken dentist from Augusta, Ga., who had never held public office when he sold his practice and ran for Congress at age 52, has died after battling cancer and lung disease. He was 65.
Source: www.post-trib.com