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High-Frequency Jet Ventilation Seems Safe for Lung Ablation
MONDAY, Jan. 29, 2024 – For percutaneous lung ablation, high-frequency jet ventilation (HFJV) under general anesthesia seems as safe as spontaneous respiration (SR) under moderate sedation, with...
Age-Adjusted Cancer Mortality Rates Decreased From 2000 to 2020
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – From 2000 to 2020, U.S. age-adjusted cancer mortality rates decreased significantly, but racial and ethnic disparities persisted for certain cancers, according to a...
How Obamacare Boosted Lung Cancer Survival
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – As more Americans with lung cancer gained access to quality care after passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), their post-surgical survival rates rose, new data shows. The...
Chemoradiation With SABR Boost Safe, Effective for Advanced Lung Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 – Chemoradiation with an adaptive stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) boost is safe and effective for patients with locally advanced, unresectable non–small cell lung c...
Treatment Approach Effective When Surgery Not an Option for Lung Cancer
FRIDAY, Jan. 12, 2024 – Lung cancer patients who are unsuitable candidates for surgery may have a new, effective treatment option, researchers report. In a small study – just 28 patients --...
U.S. Teen Smoking Rates Have Plummeted, With Less Than 1% Now Daily Smokers
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 10, 2024 – The number of American teens who smoke or have even tried smoking has dropped dramatically compared to a generation ago, with less than 1% now saying they light up...
Moderate-to-Vigorous Exercise Can Delay Mortality in Inoperable Lung Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 – Higher device-measured moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity (MVPA) is associated with reduced 12-month mortality in people newly diagnosed with inoperable lung...
Lung Cancer CT Screening Can Save Lives, But Study Finds Downsides
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 3, 2024 – Numerous studies have confirmed that annual lung cancer screening using CT scans does save lives. However, new data has emerged showing that scans often pick up...
Study IDs Downstream Procedure, Complication Rates After Lung Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – For individuals undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans for lung cancer screening (LCS), the rates of downstream procedures and complications are higher than...
10-Year Lung Cancer-Specific Survival for Low-Dose CT Persists
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 – For an expanded International-Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP) cohort who underwent annual low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening, the 10-year lung...
AI Could Predict a Nonsmoker's Risk for Lung Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 – Artificial intelligence (AI) can help assess lung cancer risk in nonsmokers, a new study shows. The “CXR-Lung-Risk” AI program evaluates routine chest X-ray images, loo...
Study Identifies Familial Germline EGFR T790M Variant in Lung Cancer
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 – A new familial lung cancer caused by an inherited mutation in EGFR has been described in a study published online Oct. 23 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Geoffrey R....
2023 Guidelines Update Eligibility for Lung Cancer Screening
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 – In a guideline update issued by the American Cancer Society and published online Nov. 1 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, the authors recommend increasing eligibility...
CT Screening Greatly Boosts Lung Cancer Survival: Study
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 8, 2023 – For smokers and former smokers, getting annual CT scans of the chest to catch lung cancers early dramatically improves survival, new research shows. Many people may believe...
Experts Widen Criteria for Those Who Should Get Lung Cancer Screening
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 – The American Cancer Society has expanded its recommendations for who should get lung cancer screening. The updated guidance now says annual screening should start at a...
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