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Overall Prevalence of Being Up-to-Date With Lung Cancer Screening Is Low
FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – The overall prevalence of up-to-date (UTD) lung cancer screening (LCS) was low in 2022, with prevalence increasing with age and number of comorbidities, according to a study...
Swimming 'Microbots' Could Speed Meds to Lung Tumors, Early Study Suggests
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 – Scientists have developed microscopic robots capable of swimming through the lungs to deliver chemotherapy directly to lung cancer cells. In early testing, these...
Another Study Finds Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 — Lung cancer patients who underwent screening were more apt to be diagnosed at earlier stages and have better outcomes than patients who were not screened, new research shows. ...
Could AI & a Blood Test Help Spot Lung Cancers Early?
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 — Researchers have shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can identify people who are at risk for lung cancer based on genetic markers in their blood. "We have a simple blood t...
AI Blood-Based Lung Cancer Screening Test Developed for Fragmentome
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – A novel blood-based lung cancer screening test has been developed and validated using genome-wide sequencing to analyze cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentation profiles,...
Lung Cancer Screening Increases Earlier-Stage Diagnoses, Improves Survival
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – Lung cancer screening (LCS) is associated with earlier-stage diagnoses and improved survival, according to a study published online June 10 in Cancer. Donna M. Edwards, M.D.,...
Just 18% of People Who Need Lung Cancer Screening Get It
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – Only a fraction of Americans are getting recommended lung cancer screenings, new research shows. While rates overall are up slightly, fewer than 1 in 5 people who are...
ASCO: Ivonescimab Improves Progression-Free Survival in EGFR+ Lung Cancer
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – For patients with non-small cell lung cancer with the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) variant, ivonescimab plus chemotherapy improves progression-free survival,...
ASCO: Stepped-Care Model Noninferior to Early Palliative Care for Advanced Cancer
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – For patients with advanced lung cancer, a stepped-care model with palliative care visits occurring at key points in patients' cancer trajectory is noninferior to early...
Vaping After Quitting Smoking Keeps Lung Cancer Risk High
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – If you've quit smoking and have switched to vaping instead, your odds for lung cancer won't fall as steeply as if you quit nicotine altogether, new research suggests. “This i...
FDA Approves New Drug for Deadly Lung Cancer, Imdelltra
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new drug to treat patients with an advanced form of deadly lung cancer. Importantly, tarlatamab (Imdelltra) is...
Perioperative Nivolumab Tops Chemo for Survival in Resectable Lung Cancer
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – For patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), perioperative treatment with nivolumab results in significantly longer event-free survival, according to a...
Most Cancer Treatments Near End of Life Are Useless: Study
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 – Cutting-edge cancer treatments are essentially useless for patients barely clinging to life, a new study shows. Chemotherapies, immunotherapies, targeted therapies and hormone...
Immunotherapy Before and After Surgery Boosts Lung Cancer Survival
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – Immunotherapy can boost the survival of early-stage lung cancer patients eligible for surgery when it’s combined with chemotherapy, a new clinical trial reports. Those who g...
Report Highlights Big Gaps in Cancer Outcomes Based on Race
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – U.S. cancer death rates are continuing to drop, falling by 33% between 1991 and 2020. However, not all Americans are reaping the benefits from advances in cancer...