Other scientific studies have indicated they could increase the risk of lung cancer. Scientists are not sure how fresh fish helps to lower lung cancer risk in smokers but suspect it is due to polyunsaturated fatty acids present in fish oil. Results of other studies looking into the relation between eating fresh fish and reduced lung cancer risk have been inconclusive. Lung cancer is the deadliest of all cancers. The five-year survival rate for lung cancer is about 10 percent and an estimated 80 percent of lung cancer patients die within a year of being diagnosed.
Smoking is a leading cause of the disease.
Researchers estimate that one billion people will die of lung cancer in the 21st century if current smoking trends continue. The United States medical fraternity has expressed keen interest in collaborating with a leading Indian research institute that has discovered a drug for controlling bronchial asthma, a US Embassy official said here Sunday. Specialty Hospitals Lacking sorely in super-specialty hospitals, this western coastal state is toying with the idea of allowing entrepreneurs to set up such medical facilities to not only cater to locals willing to pay the price but also to patients from abroad. Fishy medicine Come June 8, and thousands of asthmatics who have descended here from all over India will open their mouths wide and let some live fish slither down their throats. AIDS cocktail pill Drugmaker Cipla Ltd., which sparked cuts in global AIDS drug prices in February, plans to make an AIDS cocktail pill which could cause prices to fall even further, its chairman told Reuters Tuesday.