Celebrex Trial in Lung Cancer Prevention

[DonnaB]

I do not know if this has been posted before, but I just heard this on the radio this morning for a trial at UCLA.

DonnaB

http://www.lungcancerprevention.com

Requirements for Entry Into the Celebrex Study

If you are at least 45 years old, and a former heavy smoker who has quit for at least 1 year

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If you are at least 18 years old, and quit smoking for at least 1 year and had surgery for stage I lung cancer at least 6 months ago

Then: You may qualify to participate in an important study on cancer prevention using Celebrex, which is an FDA-approved drug (safer than aspirin) for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, but has not yet been approved by the FDA for prevention of lung cancer.