Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer Updates
If we care about cancer patients, we must care about climate change
Findings from the 2022 Lancet Countdown on health and climate change have been issued.
Feature
3D-printed tumor models could advance new cancer therapies
The impact could be “huge,” says Y. Shrike Zhang, PhD, of Harvard Medical School.
Latest News
People with cancer should be wary of taking dietary supplements
Many patients still think over-the-counter vitamins, minerals, or herbal remedies will help.
Diminutio
Oncologists may be too quick to refer patients to palliative care
Integrating palliative care into routine cancer care need not always require a specialty palliative care nurse.
Feature
Cancer clinics begin to accommodate patients demanding new cancer detection tests
Sales teams are making a big push for multicancer early detection tests.
Perspectives
Eliminating the language of blame in lung cancer
Talking to a patient with lung cancer can be like navigating a minefield of language pitfalls regardless of whether they are smokers.
Perspectives
Diagnosed too late
We take a course in giving bad news, but every doctor has his or her own approach.
From the Journals
Over half of targetable NSCLC patients miss out on correct tx
For some patients it could mean missing the chance for long-term survival or even cure.
News
FDA rejects poziotinib for certain types of lung cancer
The clinical data the company submitted was deemed insufficient for approval.
Conference Coverage
Lung cancer screening pushes 20-year survival rate to 80%
Less than 6% of high-risk smokers get the recommended annual lung cancer screening.
Conference Coverage
Immunotherapeutic target could fill unmet need in NSCLC
Phase 2 clinical trial shows consistent benefits at all levels of PD-L1 expression.