Our featured research news in 2008 looked at new treatment
approaches, prevention strategies, drug research, and changes in
medical care. The studies also reflected the changes in medical
industry to decrease unnecessary costs without cutting care.
Here is a quick recap of cancer research featured from 2008.
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the US. In 2008,
the international agency for research on cancer released a
statement predicting cancer will become the number one killer by
2010. Types of cancer found in the 2008 files include Smoking is
linked to about 85% of lung cancer cases but for many it remains
a hard habit to break. Research published last year provided
some extra motivation. Information from the Nurse’s Healthy
Study found that women who had a lower risk of smoking-related
diseases including lung, colorectal, cervical, and breast
cancers than women that continued smoking. - Lung age may also
appear to be an effective smoking cessation tool. Smokers that
were told how old their lung