Lung Cancer
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Earlier lung cancer detection may drive lower mortality
Few eligible patients undergo CT screening despite survival benefits.
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What causes cancer? There’s a lot we don’t know
Obesity status over time may be more relevant to cancer risk than one-off measures.
Opinion
Benefits of low-dose CT scanning for lung cancer screening explained
CHEST gives 18 recommendations and further evidence of the benefits of CT screening.
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Doctors as trusted messengers
Oncologists are increasingly stepping up for a new role on the front lines of battling cancer-causing air pollution. A new ProPublica report...
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Physicians may be overprescribing immunotherapy for unfit cancer patients
Study suggests the benefits from ICI therapy may not translate to patients who are traditionally excluded from phase 3 trials.
From the Journals
Can aspirin prolong survival in patients with NSCLC?
“Any potential benefit of aspirin in lung cancer patients needs to be balanced against known adverse events associated with prolonged aspirin use...
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Common lung cancer screening tool superior to alternatives
CT scans are increasingly used for lung cancer screening, so accuracy is essential in devising an appropriate treatment plan for patients.
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One-quarter of lung cancer patients alive at 5 years
“If you look back, the 5-year survival rate has been very slowly eking up at about 1% over the years.”
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Most oncology trainees encounter discrimination, don’t report it, survey finds
“I thought at some point [the racism and discrimination] would stop, but after all that training. . .I still had to prove myself.”
From the Journals
Substantial declines in mortality for most cancers
“The cancer mortality rate has reduced considerably since 1971 overall and for most cancer sites because of improvements in prevention, early...