Lung Cancer
News
USPSTF: Earlier lung cancer screening can double eligibility
New proposals to start screening at age 50 rather than 55, and after 20 rather than 30 pack-years of smoking, could benefit Black and female...
News
Could being active reduce cancer death risk from alcohol?
Regular physical activity may reduce the risk of death from alcohol-related cancers.
Conference Coverage
Personalized cancer vaccine may enhance checkpoint inhibitor activity
Conference Recap
Highlights in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer From ASCO 2020
Dr. Mark Kris reports on key studies in NSCLC from ASCO 2020, including the practice-changing ADAURA trial, results on an antibody‒...
Conference Coverage
Immunotherapy combo improves ORR, PFS in PD-L1+ NSCLC
Adding tiragolumab to atezolizumab led to “clinically meaningful” improvements in patients with PD-L1–positive non–small cell lung cancer.
Conference Coverage
No OS benefit with gefitinib vs. chemo for EGFR+ NSCLC
Adjuvant gefitinib improved disease-free survival, but not overall survival, when compared with standard chemotherapy.
Case Reports
Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumor Presenting as a Left Pleural Effusion
The presence of a symptomatic and recurrent unilateral pleural effusion should alert physicians to consider thoracentesis with mindful use of...
Article
American Cancer Society update: ‘It is best not to drink alcohol’
Article
Can an app guide cancer treatment decisions during the pandemic?
Article
‘A good and peaceful death’: Cancer hospice during the pandemic