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Wagoner has Lung Cancer and Kid Rock Arrested…Again

It was revealed today that country legend Porter Wagoner has lung cancer. I had blogged a couple of days ago that he was in a Nashville hospital in serious condition, but his publicist has not said why he was hospitalized. He did get a visit from his country music protégé Dolly Parton earlier this week. Dolly and Porter have had an on again off again relationship since he took her under his wing in 1967. They performed together as duet partners for several years before, after several disagreements, Dolly decided to strike out on her own. She wrote her #1 … Continue reading →

Treating Lung Cancer

Lung cancer treatment is generally determined by type of lung cancer (small cell or non-small cell) and stage of the disease. Treating non-small cell lung cancer: In stage one and stage two, treatment focuses on dealing with the tumor. While the tumor is being removed, doctors will often look at other areas of the lung that may be close to the tumor or involved with the tumor. If other areas of the lung are involved, your doctor may suggest chemotherapy. For patients who can’t handle surgery to remove the tumor, chemotherapy may be the sole treatment option. Stage three patients … Continue reading →

Stages of Lung Cancer

The stage of a cancer is basically how far the cancer has spread — if you have cancer, your doctor will probably tell you the number stage of your disease. Treatment is often decided according to the stage of a cancer. Small cell lung cancer can be divided into two stages: limited diseases and extensive diseases. Limited disease means that the cancer is only seen in one lung, in nearby lymph nodes, and/or in fluid around the lung. Extensive disease means that the cancer has spread outside the lung to the chest and/or other parts of the body. Staging for … Continue reading →

Types of Lung Cancer

There are several different types of lung cancer. This will give you an overview of the different types, and the important differences between them. Secondary lung cancer is a cancer that started elsewhere in the body and has spread to the lungs. Primary lung cancer refers to cancer that has started in the lungs. There are two types of primary lung cancer: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. Small cell lung cancer is usually caused by smoking. This type of cancer gets its name from the small cancer cells that are mostly filled with the nucleus — … Continue reading →

Lung Transplant Allows Teen to Go to Prom

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The end of a school year means more than the promise of Summer vacation. For high school students, it means the opportunity to attend prom. Teens that have special needs face additional difficulties that must be overcome in order for them to attend. A lung transplant made it possible for a teen in West Virginia to attend her prom. The end of a student’s senior year of high school is filled with plenty of stressful situations. This is when teens need to make decisions about where they are going to college, (and how to pay for tuition). They face a … Continue reading →

Pancreatic Cancer

When you hear someone has cancer you may have many questions about what they are feeling and how their cancer was found. What I am going to do is go through some of the different types of cancers and what the symptoms are so if you notice some of them that you will make the call to the doctor. The first cancer I am going to talk about is PANCREATIC CANCER. Pancreatic cancer has been in the news the last few years some well known people. Pancreatic cancer has taken the life of Patrick Swayze,Steve Jobs, Michael Landon, Count Basie, … Continue reading →

American Cancer Society Releases Top 5 Carcinogens in Report

As medicine advances, we know there are certain things from which we should stay away from in order to help increase our chances of not getting cancer. Smoking – check. Asbestos – check. Burnt, grilled meat – check. But this week, the American Cancer Society (ACS) issued a report of 20 “suspected carcinogens,” that is, things that cause cancer. The organization would like more research done on these items. Making the list were: lead and lead compounds; cobalt with tungsten carbide; titanium dioxide; welding fumes; refractory ceramic fibers; diesel exhaust; carbon black; styrene-7,8-oxide and styrene; propylene oxide; formaldehyde; acetaldehyde; dichloromethane, … Continue reading →

Cancer: Local Spread vs. Metastasis

One of the most insidious things about cancer is the way it can spread. I’m not especially a fan of the way it can keep coming back after treatment, either, but that’s a story for another day. The American Cancer Society talks about two different types of spread: local or regional spread and metastasis. Local or regional spread is when a cancer extends beyond the organ in which it started. For example, a very large breast cancer could spread into the lymph nodes in the armpit or the lungs. Metastasis means that the cancer has moved to an entirely new … Continue reading →

Dogs Helping to Refine Human Cancer Treatments

Approximately six million dogs are diagnosed with cancer each year. Companion animals with cancer can be used by researchers as models for human cancer, to help develop new treatments for man and animal alike. Comparative oncology isn’t a new idea. Dogs were used for testing bone marrow transplant techniques in the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, dogs were used to test limb-saving treatments for bone cancer. In 2003, the National Cancer Institute formally founded the Comparative Oncology Program, which aims to use pets to learn more about cancer — and to test and refine new therapies that … Continue reading →

Nursing Leads to Stronger Lungs

A new study shows yet another benefit to breastfeeding, and it is one that is very different. We all have heard about the positive effects on respiratory health (breastfed babies are less likely to be diagnosed with asthma, for example), but here is a study that suggested that there is also a physical component to nursing. The benefits also do not apply to babies who are fed pumped breastmilk or babies who are nursed for three months or less. The study, done by researchers at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, reports on respiratory benefits that have nothing to … Continue reading →