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Lung Cancer 1. Lung Cancer News From Medical News Today - Press releases and news stories, in feed format. [RSS] 2. Lung Cancer Dissertation - A scholarly work by Will Roberts, Medical Student at Leicester University, UK. 3. Lung Cancer Guide - Quick guide to many related websites. 4. Lung Cancer Information Centre - Overview of disease, different types of lung cancer, diagnosis, treatment options, clinical trials, resources, and support. 5. Lung Cancer Information Library - Provides links, a forum and information primarily from the National Cancer Institute sources. 6. Lung Cancer Online - A directory of lung cancer information and resources for patients and their families. 7. Lung Cancer Screening - General information about helical CT scan screening, as offered by a Florida hospital. 8. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center: Lung Cancer - Provides access to information about prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, clinical trials and stories of survivors. 9. Mayo Clinic: Lung Cancer - Includes a description of this disease, its symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and coping strategies. 10. Medicine World: Lung Cancer - Presents information on the disease including links, news, types, symptoms and prognosis. 11. MedicineNet: Lung Cancer - Gives information in a fact-sheet format covering several areas of interest regarding diagnosis and treatment. 12. NHS Choices: Lung Cancer - Provides a short video and details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention. 13. RadiologyInfo: Lung Cancer - Information about radiation therapy for patients, touching upon such subjects as treatment options, what happens during therapy and possible side effects. 14. Tobacco.org: Lung Cancer - Updated collection of news articles about tobacco use, lung cancer, research, and treatment. 15. What You Need to Know about Lung Cancer - General information on many aspects of the disease from the U.S. National Cancer Institute. 16. eMedicine Health: Lung Cancer - Consumer health resource center providing an overview of these malignancies and their causes, symptoms and treatment.

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17. Lung Cancer Ranks Among Deadliest, Most Neglected Cancers - CNN.com Health article; causes, prevention, and treatment. (November 16, 2000)

JSTOR Articles 1. Spontaneous Reports of Most Distressing Concerns in Patients with Inoperable Lung Cancer: At Present, in Retrospect and in Comparison with EORTC-QLQ-C30+LC13 , Eva Broberger, Carol Tishelman, Louise von Essen, Eva Doukkali, Mirjam A. G. Sprangers, Quality of Life Research , Vol. 16, No. 10 (Dec., 2007), pp. 1635-1645. (JSTOR login required) 2. Preferences for Chemotherapy in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Descriptive Study Based on Scripted Interviews, Gerard Silvestri, Robert Pritchard, H. Gilbert Welch, BMJ: British Medical Journal, Vol. 317, No. 7161 (Sep. 19, 1998), pp. 771-775. (JSTOR login required) 3. How Quality of Life Data Contribute to Our Understanding of Cancer Patients' Experiences? A Study of Patients with Lung Cancer, Ali Montazeri, Robert Milroy, David Hole, James McEwen, Charles R. Gillis, Quality of Life Research, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Mar., 2003), pp. 157-166. (JSTOR login required) 4. Endotoxin and Cancer, Jessica I. Lundin, Harvey Checkoway, Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 117, No. 9 (Sep., 2009), pp. 1344-1350. (JSTOR login required) 5. Dying Of Lung Cancer Or Cardiac Failure: Prospective Qualitative Interview Study Of Patients And Their Carers In The Community , Scott A. Murray, Kirsty Boyd, Marilyn Kendall, Allison Worth, T. Fred Benton, Hans Clausen, BMJ: British Medical Journal, Vol. 325, No. 7370 (Oct. 26, 2002), pp. 929- 932. (JSTOR login required)

Surface Web Information on Diagnosis & Treatments 1. "Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment". PDQ for Health Professionals. National Cancer Institute. 2. "-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment". PDQ for Health Professionals. National Cancer Institute. 3. Cancer Resources from Oncolink :Comprehensive patient information on all types of cancers, treatments, coping with cancer, advice for finding an oncologist, news, and much more. For healthcare professionals, the site offers disease and drug information, patient handouts, 4. eMedicine Health: Lung Cancer - Consumer health resource center providing an overview of these malignancies and their causes, symptoms and treatment. 5. Lung Cancer Information Centre - Overview of disease, different types of lung cancer, diagnosis, treatment options, clinical trials, resources, and support. 6. Lung Cancer Information Library - Provides links, a forum and information primarily from the National Cancer Institute sources. 7. Lung Cancer Ranks Among Deadliest, Most Neglected Cancers - CNN.com Health article; causes, prevention, and treatment. (November 16, 2000) 8. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center: Lung Cancer - Provides access to information about prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, clinical trials and stories of survivors. 9. Mayo Clinic: Lung Cancer - Includes a description of this disease, its symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and coping strategies. 10. MedicineNet: Lung Cancer - Gives information in a fact-sheet format covering several areas of interest regarding diagnosis and treatment.

11. MedlinePlus: Videos of Surgical Procedures :This site offers hour-long videos of operations performed in U.S. hospitals since January 2004. The procedures include orthopedic, cardiac, gynecologic, and weight loss surgeries, and tonsillectomy and lung cancer operations. 12. NHS Choices: Lung Cancer - Provides a short video and details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, complications and prevention. 13. RadiologyInfo: Lung Cancer - Information about radiation therapy for patients, touching upon such subjects as treatment options, what happens during therapy and possible side effects. 14. Side Effects of Lung Cancer Treatment 15. Understanding Lung Cancer - General information about the condition including causes, treatment and support. From the Cancer Council of New South Wales, Australia. 16. What are the side effects of lung cancer treatments 17. What You Need to Know about Lung Cancer - General information on many aspects of the disease from the U.S. National Cancer Institute. McGraw Hill Access Science This database is available from the LAPL. An LAPL library card is required to open the site. Your login is the library card number listed on the back and the password is the last four digits of your home phone number.

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Second Hand Smoke

1. Smoke Free World - Worldwide guide to smokefree entertainment, dining, travel and business. Well organized! 2. Assessment of the Impact of a 100% Smoke-Free Ordinance on Restaurant Sales - When the city of West Lake Hills, Texas, went smoke-free, restaurant sales were studied before and after. 3. Economic Impact of the Smokefree Bar Law in California - Summary of latest research on effect on bar revenues of going smokefree. 4. Economic Impacts of Smoke-Free Environments - Effect of going smokefree on restaurants, bars, hotels, tourism, and sales. 5. Effect of smokefree bar law on bar revenues in California - Objective data (sales tax) and rigorous analysis (multiple linear regression analysis) reveals that smokefree bars laws are not bad for the bar business; on the contrary, these laws appear to be good for business. 6. Impact of a Smoking Ban on Restaurant and Bar Revenues - Research finds no effect on El Paso restaurant and bar revenues occurred after a strong smokefree ordinance went into effect in 2002. 7. Letter from San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce - In 1990, San Luis Obispo, California became the first city in the world to ban smoking in all public buildings including bars and restaurants. Since then, the number of eating and drinking establishments in the city have grown, taxable transacations from eating and drinking establishments have eclipsed statewide levels, the number of tourists to the city has grown exponentially, and the occupany tax collected by the city is at a record high. 8. New York City's Smoke-Free Air Act Has Not Hurt Restaurant Business - Researchers at Cornell University found that a smoke-free policy for restaurants attracts more business and revenue than it drives away.

9. Quality of Studies of The Economic Effects of Smokefree Policies on the Hospitality Industry - Scientific article reviews almost 100 economic studies on the economic effects of smokefree policies at restaurants and bars. 10. Restaurant/Bar Smoking Ban Has Not Hurt CA Business - In contrast to predictions of economic ruin, bars around the state appear to have enjoyed a healthy increase in business during the first year of smokefree bars, 1999 sales data show. 11. Smoke-Free Bars Still Successful - June 1998 sales tax receipts indicate bar business is doing well in California after going smokefree. 12. Smoke-free Restaurant Laws - Graphs restaurant revenues before and after smokefree laws. 13. Study of Smoking Ban in Restaurants - Research finds that New York City's smoking ban has not hurt business. 14. Thirty Compelling Reasons to Become a Smoke-Free Restaurant - Article from GASP of Colorado lists the reasons. 15. TobaccoScam - Explains and documents how the tobacco industry sells restaurants and bars the lie that smokefree laws will hurt them. 16. Maine Declares Restaurant Smoke Ban a Success - When Maine's restaurants went smokefree, business in restaurants increased during the first three quarters the law was on the books. (September 19, 2000) 17. No Change in Tourism after Restaurants go Smokefree - Debunking tobacco industry arguments, economic analysis shows that in fact smokefree laws do not hurt tourist business, and may even increase business. (May 26, 1999) 18. Sharilyn D. Terletski, et al. "Role Of Carbon Monoxide In Impaired Endothelial Function Mediated By Acute Second-Hand Tobacco, Incense, And Candle Smoke Exposures." Environmental Toxicology & Pharmacology 31.3 (2011): 453-459. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=60082411&site=ehost-live 19. Sabanayagam, Charumathi, and Anoop Shankar. "The Association Between Active Smoking, Smokeless Tobacco, Second-Hand Smoke Exposure And Insufficient Sleep." Sleep Medicine 12.1 (2011): 7-11. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=56500496&site=ehost-live 20. Ma, Chongze, and Manuela Martins-Green. "Second-Hand Cigarette Smoke Inhibits Wound Healing Of The Cornea By Stimulating Inflammation That Delays Corneal Reepithelialization." Wound Repair & Regeneration 17.3 (2009): 387-396. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=39983142&site=ehost-live 21. Isam Lataifeh, et al. "The Association Between Second Hand Smoke And Low Birth Weight And Preterm Delivery." Maternal & Child Health Journal 15.4 (2011): 453-459. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=60078137&site=ehost-live 22. Annette Prüss-Ustün, et al. "Worldwide Burden Of Disease From Exposure To Second-Hand Smoke: A Retrospective Analysis Of Data From 192 Countries." Lancet 377.9760 (2011): 139-146. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=57364892&site=ehost-live 23. MacKenzie, Ross, and Becky Freeman. "Second-Hand Smoke In Cars: How Did The "23 Times More Toxic" Myth Turn Into Fact?." CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal 182.8 (2010): 796- 799. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? direct=true&db=aph&AN=50631329&site=ehost-live

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