According to what researchers understand when it comes to lung cancer, and it appears there is still more mystery than knowledgeable fact, lung cancer affects men and women differently. Researchers hypothesize this might be due to estrogen and have started a study to determine if estrogen promotes lung cancer in women the same way that estrogen promotes breast cancer. Researchers will be taking a look at the role estrogen plays in the development of lung cancer for women, and if the same drugs used to block estrogen that prevents breast cancer from advancing, or recurring, will work for women with lung cancer.In a different study, researchers will take an overall look at the biological differences between men and women with lung cancer by identifying what role hormones, genes and other factors play in the development of lung cancer. Like I said, I think there is more scientists don't know than they do know when it comes to lung cancer. But if estrogen does indeed play a role in the development and advancement of lung cancer for women, the drugs that block estrogen from fueling breast cancer are fairly effective and this could add up to real progress for women with lung cancer.
1. Role of Estrogen in lung cancer is still uncertain.
Recently I read an article that says that blocking estrogen estrogen may be vital in lung cancer survival.New and effective treatments for lung cancer may rest on their ability to hinder the action of estrogen in lung cancer cells, according to two studies published in the current issue of Cancer Research.
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Posted at 9:06AM on May 31st 2006 by Mateen