The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) was founded with an aim to help in the prevention and cure of cancer by performing extensive research and through education, communication, and collaboration.

Founded in 1964 by a small group of physician members of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR), the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) is committed to conquering cancer with the help of extensive research, education, prevention as well as delivery of high quality patient care.

Lung cancer is one of the major causes of death in women and men across the world. This disease has surpassed breast cancer as the main cause of cancer deaths in women. According to recent studies, 157,300 people were projected to die from lung cancer in the United States in 2010.

The American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) was founded in 1907, by a team of 11 physicians and scientists, for promoting research and spread knowledge of cancer.

The Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, India, was founded in 1900 as a one-bed clinic to serve women, by Ida S. Scudder, a well-known American missionary.

Oncology can be described as that field of medicine which is devoted to cancer.

Founded by a team of 11 physicians and scientists in 1907, the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) is committed to promote research and spread knowledge of cancer.

Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB) research is focused on six major disease areas namely leukemia, lymphoma, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal malignancies and genitourinary malignancies.

Humanism in medicine portrays the relationship between physicians and their patients. It reflects the attitudes and behaviors that are sensitive to the values, autonomy, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of others.

Cancer can be described as an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells and the growth of these abnormal cells in one or both the lungs is known as lung cancer.