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(American College of Chest Physicians) New lung cancer research will be presented at CHEST 2008. Studies highlight survival rates for young patients with lung cancer and palliative care for advance lung cancer.

A new study has revealed that eating purple tomatoes may prevent cancer, at least in mice in the laboratory setting. Purple tomatoes, you may ask? No, it's not some exotic...

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNSS) announced a presentation of updated interim results from an ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial demonstrating that the Company's lead product candidate, voreloxin, shows promising efficacy and safety as a single agent in patients with platinum-resistant ovarian cancer.

Van Andel Institute (VAI) researchers have found that when chromosomes "stick" together during the cell division process, an outcome known as somatic chromosome pairing, the result in two types of kidney cancer is disruption of a gene critical for cellular response to changes in oxygen levels. Somatic chromosome pairing may be present in other tumor types as well.

(American College of Chest Physicians) The following CHEST 2008 news briefs highlight some of the biggest pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine news coming out of this year's annual meeting.

(American College of Chest Physicians) New critical care research will be presented at CHEST 2008. Studies highlight statins use in the intensive care unit, the benefit of teleintensivists, palliative care for advance stage lung cancer, and more.

Health Literacy Month, recognized in October, promotes the importance of ensuring access to understandable health information. According to the National Assessment of Adult Literacy, only 12 percent of adults have proficient health literacy - skills needed to manage their health. Improving health literacy for at-risk populations is the focus of an ongoing study at the University of Missouri Health Communication Research Center (HCRC).

Pink is all the rage in October as money and awareness are raised for the most common cancer for women (other than skin cancer) during breast Cancer Awareness month. But what about some attention for one of the most common cancers in men? Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men, according to the American Cancer Society.

Edith P. Mitchell, M.D., clinical professor, Department of Medical Oncology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and associate director of Diversity Programs for the Kimmel cancer Center at Jefferson, was recently honored with a 'Tree of Life' award from The Wellness of You, a local nonprofit health education and resource organization. The Tree of Life award recognizes health professionals who are committed to making a difference in community health.

(Fox Chase cancer Center) Minimally-invasive surgery for lung cancer called video-assisted thoracic surgery or VATS is a relatively new procedure performed almost exclusively at academic centers. Now, a preliminary study to be presented this month at the annual CHEST meeting in Philadelphia is giving surgeons an early look at its benefits.