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Article: HEALTH MATTERS: Hope for lung cancer sufferers; It is the most common cancer in the UK and more than 3,300 people a year in the West Midlands are diagnosed with it. But Health Reporter Emma Brady found out how a new treatment shows promise for treating lung cancer patients.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- September 22, 2005
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Byline: Emma Brady
Patients and medical staff in Birmingham have been taking part in an international clinical trial of the latest treatment for lung cancer.
A small white pill called Tarceva targets a molecule which plays a key role in the growth and extended life span of cancer cells.
Lung cancer is one of the most difficult forms of cancer to treat, and about 85 per cent of cases are non-small cell lung cancers.
Trials have shown Tarceva significantly increases the chances of a patient surviving more than a year, reducing symptoms such ...