A study that is being conducted by researchers at the National Cancer Research Institute by Oxford University researchers might change the way cancer screening programs predict the life expectancy of people suffering from lung cancer. Various Italian researchers have conducted screenings for over 5,000 smokers who have been smoking regularly for at least 15 years. Various CT screening procedures have been highly effective in detecting lung cancer but research seeks to develop the current testing methods in a way that the results are generate more frequently and can detected in the early stages. Despite CT scans being effective they have been a failure in increasing the survival rates of patients. The research team is trying to find out if different genes expressed different tumors which may account for the survival of some cancer patients while others did not, despite the early detection of cancer through screening programs. The lead researcher behind the studies is Dr. Jiangting Hu.
http://cancerinlungs.com/oxford-university-researchers-verge-predicting-lung-cancer-survival-rates/
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