Lung Cancer

New drug boost for asbestos-related sufferers

Published in Cancer Weekly, September 24th, 2002

Clinical trials of a new anticancer drug combination carried out by researchers at Newcastle University show that it has potential to almost double the life expectancy of sufferers of mesothelioma - a form of lung cancer that affects around 1700 people in the U.K. every year - according to a report published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Mesothelioma is a cancer of the pleura - the membranes that lines the inside of the chest and the outside of the lungs. It differs from other types of lung cancer in that it is caused by exposure to asbestos, rather than by smoking. The condition affects five times more men than women, and most commonly develops in men...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2002-09-24)

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