lung cancer Archive — Page 15 of 16

August 9, 2012

Study tracks how gene may promote lung cancer tumors

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have identified how one of the genes most commonly mutated in lung cancer may promote such tumors.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A man wearing glasses and a white laboratory coat stands in a research laboratory; the coat is embroidered “Mohamed Hassanein, MD” and “Allergy/Pulmonary.”
August 2, 2012

VICC’s Hassanein lands lung cancer research grant

Mohamed Hassanein, Ph.D., research instructor in Pulmonary Medicine, has received a Career Development Award from the LUNGevity Foundation to work on the development of noninvasive tests to help diagnose lung cancer.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Lit cigarette resting in a glossy red-and-white ashtray.
March 23, 2012

Smoking stokes cells’ cancer capacity

Cellular pathways altered by chronic exposure to cigarette smoke may reveal new biomarkers to assess smoking-induced lung cancer risk.

By Vanderbilt Health News
March 21, 2012

Recent Publications by VICC Researchers

By Melissa Stamm
March 21, 2012

News From Around the Cancer Center

By Melissa Stamm
Bathroom scale with feet standing on it; its dial is labeled “CANCER RISK” and divided into green, yellow, and orange sections.
March 21, 2012

Weighing the Odds

Although obesity is strongly associated with several types of cancer, public awareness of this link is still lacking. Researchers are investigating how obesity influences cancer risk.

By Melissa Stamm