Category: Lung Cancer
Man with cancer left ‘dehumanised’ by Halifax debt chase
Saturday, 06 December, 2008 22:01 Written by admin
It’s a story that begins with a man’s diagnosis of cancer and ends up – 762 phone calls and a court case later – with one of the worst examples, according to the victim, of how banks dehumanise their customers.
When David Lloyd, 62, was told he had terminal lung cancer in January 2006, his wife, Annette Edwards, contacted their bank, the Halifax, to let them know of his predicament and that he would no longer be able to work. They applied for a payout on an insurance policy, and for state benefits, but while they waited for the money to arrive they went overdrawn.
Broccoli ‘may help protect lungs’
Sunday, 14 September, 2008 07:54 Written by admin
A substance found in broccoli may limit the damage which leads to serious lung disease, research suggests.
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often caused by smoking and kills about 30,000 UK residents a year.
US scientists found that sulforapane increases the activity of the NRF2 gene in human lung cells which protects cells from damage caused by toxins.
The same broccoli compound was recently found to be protective against damage to blood vessels caused by diabetes.
Brassica vegetables such as broccoli have also been linked to a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Among nonsmokers, lung cancer is deadlier for men
Monday, 08 September, 2008 19:45 Written by admin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Men who have never smoked are more likely to die from lung cancer than women nonsmokers, researchers reported on Monday.
They found that male nonsmokers were about 25 percent more likely to die from lung cancer than women nonsmokers even though they developed the disease at similar rates.
Men who had never smoked had a 1.1 percent risk of dying from lung cancer, compared to 0.8 percent for the women, the study found. This compares to about 22 percent among men who smoke and 12 percent of women who smoke.