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1. TV campaign to alert people to symptoms of lung cancer
   

   8th May 2012 - Comedian Ricky Gervais and Duncan Bannatyne from Dragons' Den are at the forefront of an advertising campaign aimed at increasing awareness of lung cancer symptoms. The adverts, which are being shown in England, will promote the message that anyone with a persistent cough should get t

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2. Aspirin linked to lower risk of lung cancer
   

   Previous studies have shown that people who regularly take aspirin have a lower risk of some cancers, including bowel and prostate cancers. There is also some evidence that aspirin may also prevent cancers from spreading around the body. But there?s lots of debate about the link between aspirin and

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3. New tests for lung cancer
   

   18th April 2012 - New techniques for identifying lung cancer earlier are showing substantial promise, according to presentations made at the 3rd European Lung  Cancer Conference in Geneva. The techniques include a new type of chest screening, a method to examine the cells of the cheek and an artific

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4. New tools to spot people at risk of lung and stomach cancers
   

   Lung and stomach cancers can be difficult to diagnose because they both have symptoms that can also occur in people who don’t have these diseases. Often doctors can’t be sure without sending people for tests, which can be distressing. But treating lung and stomach cancer is more successful when the

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5. Dogs can sniff out cancer
   

   18th August 2011 -- Sniffer dogs could be used for the early detection of lung cancer, according to new research in Germany. The study, which is published in the European Respiratory Journal, is the first of its kind to find that dogs can reliably detect the disease on people’s breath. Lung cancer i

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6. Early morning smokers at more risk of cancer
   

   8th August 2011 --According to two new studies, smokers who take their first puffs soon after they wake up in the morning may be running a greater risk of developing lung and head and neck cancers than those who wait to have their first cigarette of the day. The results of these studies, published i

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7. Screening smokers for lung cancer could save lives
   

   Each year nearly 38,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer in the UK and more than 33,000 people die from it, making it the leading cause of death from cancer. Smoking is responsible for 9 in 10 of these deaths. Although improved treatments are helping people live longer, the survival rate remain

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8. Steep rise in lung cancer surgery
   

   23rd May 2011 - The number of lung cancer patients who undergo surgery for the disease has increased by over 50% in five years, according to a comprehensive audit. About one in seven patients - over 4,500 people every year - now has surgery compared to about one in 11 five years ago, according to th

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9. Toenail clippings may predict lung cancer
   

   7th March 2011 -- Toenail tests tell whether you're at high risk of getting lung cancer from cigarette smoke, even if you're not a smoker. The finding comes from the toenails of 210 men with lung cancer and a comparison group of 630 men without lung cancer who joined a US study called the Health Pro

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10. Any amount of cigarette smoke is dangerous to your lungs
    

    20th August - Even the smallest amount of cigarette smoke in the lungs is harmful, according to research from the US. Researchers from New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center have found that cigarette smoke affects a person’s genes. The study, published in the American Journa

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