(January 26, 2012 - Insidermedicine)

 From California - A new test may accurately predict risk of dying from lung cancer, according to a report published in the Lancet. Researchers used a novel molecular assay to blindly examine 433 patients with early stage lung cancer, as well as over 1000 lung cancer patients in China. They found the assay was accurate in predicting who was at low, intermediate or high risk of dying from the disease 5 years following lung cancer surgery.

From Chicago - Over 40% of rheumatoid arthritis patients are physically inactive, according to a report published in Arthritis Care & Research. Studying nearly 200 RA patients, researchers found that 2 in 5 reported participating in no physical activity, while 53% said they lacked motivation for physical activity and 49% did not believe that physical activity would have any benefits.

And finally, from Ohio - A new report presented at the Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium finds that HPV-related cancers are more common in men than women. Studying over 5,500 adult men and women, researchers found that oral HPV infections were 3x more common in men than women, and that men were 5x more likely to have an HPV 16 infection--a form of the virus that raises risk of head and neck cancer by 14x