Can smokeless tobacco cause lung cancer

“What we found was that men who had used dietary supplements, in particular, B6 and vitamin B12, at high doses for 10 years, were at significant increased risk of developing lung cancer,” Theodore Brasky, Ph.D, the lead author of the study at  the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute said, according to CNN. … [Read more...] about Excessive Vitamin B Supplements Can Cause Lung Cancer In Men: Study

3. Other smoke or gases that can cause lung cancer are fumes emitted from asbestos and other substances like arsenic, chromium and nickel. Unsafe levels of the radon gas produced by the natural breakdown of uranium in soil, rock and water can also pollute the air and lead to developing lung cancer. If a person is concerned about his/her habitat being affected by dangerous levels of radon gas, one can use radon testing kits available at utility stores, to test the air around the place you live or work. … [Read more...] about World Lung Cancer Day 2017: Facts About The Deadly Disease

World Lung Cancer Day is commemorated Aug. 1 every year to raise awareness among people and support those impacted by the disease. In this representational image, Yuu Yasui, a doctor and founder of Yamato Clinic, examines Yasuhiro Sato who has terminal lung cancer, at his house in Tokyo, Japan, July 11, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon … [Read more...] about World Lung Cancer Day 2018: 10 Essential Facts About The Life-Threatening Disease

Of 679 patients, 299 had a high number of gene flaws in their tumours. In that group, survival without worsening of disease was 43 percent after one year for those on the immunotherapy drugs versus 13 percent of those on chemo. The immunotherapy drugs did not help people with fewer tumor gene flaws. … [Read more...] about New hope in the battle against lung cancer

The industry response was furious. The Tobacco Industry Research Committee, a venture funded by the cigarette companies, denounced the epidemiological study—and epidemiology in general—as a manipulation of statistics: “Statistical association does not prove cause and effect.” The committee noted that none of the studies involved human subjects, knowing that no such study would ever be countenanced. Even the American Medical Association remained publicly skeptical. … [Read more...] about July 12, 1957: Surgeon General links smoking and lung cancer