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		<title>Higher Doses of Radiation Do Not Improve Lung Cancer Survival</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Higher doses of radiation do not improve survival for patients with lung cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes, according to a new study.
The study compared a higher dose of radiation (74 Gy) to the standard dose (60 Gy) and found that patients who received the higher dose did not have better survival rates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite Misconceptions, Smoking Hookah Can Be Just As Dangerous As Smoking Cigarettes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:18:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a growing number of cities instituting smoking bans across the country, hookah bars are continuing to crop up everywhere and gaining a loyal customer base in young adults.
Hookahs, for those who are unfamiliar, are smoking instruments that use charcoal to heat flavored tobacco. The smoke from the heated tobacco is then sucked through a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Morning Smokers At Higher Risk of Developing Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/early-morning-smokers-at-higher-risk-of-developing-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 15:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to two new studies, smokers who tend to take their first cigarette soon after waking up in the morning appear to have a higher risk of developing cancer than smokers who wait until later in the day.
The finding is independent of cigarette smoking frequency and duration.
For one study, researchers looked at 4,775 lung cancer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is Your Brain on Cigarettes: How Smokers&#8217; Brains Differ from Non-Smokers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us have seen the shocking new images on cigarette packages meant to discourage smokers from buying them.  But do they actually work?
Not really, according to researchers, because cigarette smokers appear to have lower activity in the fear centers of their brains compared to non-smokers.
Heavy smokers actually appear to need nicotine to keep their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Texting May Help People Quit Smoking, Study Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 15:52:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Forget nicotine patches and gum.  Efforts to quit smoking have officially moved into the 21st century.
According to British researchers, smokers are twice as likely to succeed in quitting if they receive supportive text messages, USA Today reported.
The researchers followed 5,800 smokers in their attempts to quit the habit.  One group was sent motivational text messages [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking: Kicking the Habit</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/smoking-kicking-the-habit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 10:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Manny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nobody wakes up one morning and suddenly decides to be a smoker. Smoking is a habit picked up from others who smoke. It&#8217;s a social disease. Individuals do it in imitation of somebody they respect who smokes, like parents or teachers, or they do it because their high school or college friends smoke and they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secondhand Smoke Can Create Symptoms of Nicotine Addiction in Non-Smoking Teens</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/secondhand-smoke-can-create-symptoms-of-nicotine-addiction-in-non-smoking-teens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think your smoking isn’t affecting your kids?  Think again.
According to a new study, mere exposure to secondhand smoke can spur symptoms of nicotine dependence in non-smoking pre-teens.
Not only that, the study also indicated that pre-teens who repeatedly observe a parent, sibling friend or neighbor smoking cigarettes are more likely to pick up the habit themselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Researchers Developing Life-Saving Blood Test to Detect Lung Cancer</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/researchers-developing-life-saving-blood-test-to-detect-lung-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrmanny.com/researchers-developing-life-saving-blood-test-to-detect-lung-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 14:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists may be close to discovering developing a blood test to identify lung cancer in its early stages, which would save thousands of lives each year.
Professor Jachim Shultze, M.D., and his team have identified over 480 molecules in the blood which show specific patterns of change when a person develops lung cancer.  The molecules are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Study: Parents Shouldn&#8217;t Let Up in Preventing Children From Smoking</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/study-parents-shouldnt-let-up-in-preventing-children-from-smoking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 19:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to discouraging children from smoking, parents should try, try again, a new study advises.
Researchers monitored adolescents over a period of three years to see how many picked up smoking cigarettes during the time period.  They also assessed changes in family factors thought to protect against smoking initiation over time.
Protective family factors included [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soy Increases Radiation&#8217;s Effectiveness in Fighting Lung Cancer, Study Says</title>
		<link>http://www.askdrmanny.com/soy-increases-radiations-effectiveness-in-fighting-lung-cancer-study-says/</link>
		<comments>http://www.askdrmanny.com/soy-increases-radiations-effectiveness-in-fighting-lung-cancer-study-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Crees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Findings from a new study indicate that soy appears to increase radiation’s ability to kill lung cancer cells.
According to researchers from Wayne State University, a component in soybeans, called soy isoflavones, not only increases radiation’s effectiveness in fighting cancer cells – it also protects normal lung cells against radiation injury.
Lead researcher Gilda Hillman, Ph.D., associate [...]]]></description>
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