| Title | Intro | Date |
| PHOENIXVILLE - Dr. Carl Sharer, an oncologist at Phoenixville Hospital, had favorable news during a recent interview for those diagnosed with lung cancer. |
"If we get it in the early stages the successful treatment rate is fairly high," said Sharer. "If caught in the early stages the five year survival rate is 60 to 70 percent." |
11/05/03 |
| Smoking linked to bad grades |
According to a recent study, smoking, asthma and bad academic grades are all directly related. Researchers at the Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia found that inner-city students in schools with the poorest academic |
11/04/03 |
| Give yourself a gift this holiday season -- quit smoking |
November is the time we all begin to think about the holidays and spending time with family. However, November is also Lung Cancer Awareness Month. |
11/03/03 |
| Smoking Contributes to HBV-Related Liver Cancer Deaths in China |
Tobacco contributes to the toll of chronic hepatitis B in China, to the tune of 50,000 liver cancer deaths every year, according to a study published in the October 20th issue of the International Journal of Cancer. |
10/31/03 |
| Group urges more spending on smoking prevention |
Despite a tobacco-tax increase and money from a large tobacco settlement, South Dakota does not spend enough on smoking prevention, according to the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. |
10/30/03 |
| Secondhand smoke dangers start young |
The dangers of secondhand smoke are well-documented, but Dr. C. Andrew Aligne has some new research data for smokers to sink their teeth into. |
10/29/03 |
| Tobacco use common in schools demonstrating poor academic performance |
Tobacco experimentation more prevalent in asthmatic children than nonasthmatics |
10/29/03 |
| 'Smoking Still a Leading Killer' |
In the face of consensus by successive studies on the health hazards of cigarette smoking, People Against Drug Dependence and Ignorance (PADDI) a non-project platform recently organised a workshop in Owerri to again amplify the downside of smoking Chuka O |
10/28/03 |
| Cigarettes 'could double MS risk' |
Smoking could substantially increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis, say scientists. |
10/28/03 |
| Smoking increase multiple sclerosis risk |
Smokers are nearly twice as likely to develop multiple sclerosis compared to non-smokers.
Researchers in Norway studied a group of over 22,000 people, 87 of whom had multiple sclerosis (MS). Comparing smokers with non-smokers in this group revealed a lin |
10/28/03 |
| Smokers Raise Risk of MS |
Smokers face twice the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a crippling disease that destroys the lining of nerve cells, new research shows. |
10/27/03 |
| ACG: Smokers at High Risk of Colorectal Polyps |
Cigarette smoking is a key risk factor for the development of colorectal polyps, a new study suggests. |
10/27/03 |
