A noninvasive and quick lung-function test frequently used to evaluate whether or not a smoker is at risk for developing pulmonary disease is likely mislabeling a significant percentage of smokers as healthy, a research team led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators suggests. A more specialized b...
The article reports on a campaign launched by the British Lung Foundation (BLF) to urge smokers and former-smokers to ask their general practitioners (GP) or practice nurse for a lung function test. Based on the ...
Tests of peripheral lung function were carried out in 1974 and again in 1975 on 263 healthy working men (205 current smokers and 58 lifelong nonsmokers) using a variety of proposed 'sensitive tests' (maximal expiratory flow-volume curves, single-breath N 2 test, CO diffusing capacity, and ar...
The finding in our study of no interaction between adherence to the MeDi and physical activity with lung function also deserves comment, since a synergistic effect has been suggested among current smokers. Also, in the ILERVAS cohort study, no synergistic effects were observed between MeDi and phy...
(CTTN) is a cytoskeletal actin-binding regulatory protein with modulation by Src-mediated tyrosine phosphorylation. Based upon data demonstrating reducedCTTNmRNA levels in the lungs of smokers compared to non-smokers, we hypothesized a functional role for CTTN in CS-induced mitochondrial ROS generation...
Several factors can increase your chances of getting lung cancer from asbestos. These factors include how much asbestos you were exposed to, how often you were exposed, and for how long. Other environmental and individual factors can increase or decrease this risk. For example, non-smokers expose...
Abbreviations: CAT, COPD Assessment Test; FAS, full analysis set; GLY, glycopyrrolate, IND, indacaterol; LSM, least squares mean; SEM, standard error of the mean; SGRQ, St George's Respiratory Questionnaire. Among current smokers receiving IND/GLY, IND, or GLY, reductions from baseline in CAT...
ALung-metastasis incidence in breast cancer patients cohort (n = 1077) comprising both never and current or ex-smokers (two-sided Fisher exact test with relative risk 1.35 and CI 1.06/1.72).BUpper panel: Schematic diagram for spontaneous metastasis. Mouse mammary carcinoma 4T1 cells (204)...
mutations for tumours located in each lung lobe. A total of 358 LUAD and LUSC tumours from ever-smokers were included. LLL, left lower lobe; LUL, left upper lobe; RML, right middle lobe; RLL, right lower lobe; RUL, right upper lobe. The schematic infwas created using BioRender (https...
The American Cancer Society uses their annual Great American Smokeout day to encourage smokers to commit to a "healthy and smoke-free life". Nov 15, 2018 FDA Approves First-Of-A-Kind Test For Cancer Gene Profiling U.S. regulators have approved a first-of-a-kind test that looks for mutat...