Tag: Lung
Lung cancer: screening organized by the Foch hospital from June 15
News Published on 06/13/2023 at 5:58 p.m. Updated 06/13/2023 at 5:58 p.m. Reading 2 mins. The leading cause of cancer death in men, lung cancer does not yet benefit from…
Lung, brain, breast… The latest advances in the fight against cancer
News Published on 06/13/2023 at 10:11 a.m. Updated 06/13/2023 at 10:11 a.m. Reading 3 mins. A key event for researchers and oncologists from around the world, the annual meeting of…
Drug halves risk of dying from lung cancer
The daily intake of a drug, already marketed in France, would be able to reduce by 51% the risk of death of a patient suffering from a type of lung…
Lung cancer: osimertinib halves the risk of death
News Published on 06/05/2023 at 12:27 p.m. Updated 06/05/2023 at 12:27 p.m. Reading 3 mins. Already licensed in many countries, osimertinib has been shown to halve the risk of death…
Lung cancer: AstraZeneca’s “new therapeutic weapon” that could save lives
One tablet reduces, according to the latest clinical tests, the risk of death from a certain type of lung cancer by half, after the tumor has been removed by operation.…
It does 50 times more damage than a cigarette! causes lung cancer
The harmful chemicals in cigarettes directly affect health. Even non-smokers can suffer from various diseases by being exposed to cigarette smoke. Stating that carcinogenic substances in cigarettes are more in…
Pulmonologist: everything you need to know about the lung doctor
A pulmonologist is a doctor who specializes in the lungs and respiratory tract (trachea, bronchus, diaphragm, etc.). When to go see it? How is a consultation carried out? What price…
Find out your lung cancer risk with the finger test! You can try this simple test at home
Lung cancer can spread faster than other types of cancer, and about 40,000 people are diagnosed each year. Usually, the symptoms of lung cancer do not appear until the cells…
World first: a lung transplant performed with a robot without opening the thorax
News Published on 04/18/2023 at 7:15 p.m. Updated 04/18/2023 at 7:15 p.m. Reading 4 mins. In Barcelona, a team of thoracic surgeons announces that they have performed the world’s first…
Water in the lung: how to treat pulmonary edema?
Acute pulmonary edema (pulmonary edema or PAO), caused by heart disease, is a medical emergency. What are the causes ? Symptoms ? Cough ? How to treat it? Summary Acute…