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Lung Cancer Screening Adherence Rates Decline Annually After Baseline Screening
THURSDAY, March 20, 2025 – Screening adherence is associated with increased overall and early-stage lung cancer detection rates among individuals undergoing lung cancer screening (LCS); however,...
Length of Stay After Lung Cancer Surgery Longer With Wildfire in County of Treating Facility
FRIDAY, March 14, 2025 – Patients with non-small cell lung cancer undergoing lobectomy or pneumonectomy whose treatment facility was in a U.S. county impacted by a wildfire disaster during recovery...
Integrated Care Boosts Smoking Cessation When Undergoing Lung Cancer Screening
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – Integrated care (IC) involving medication and intensive counseling provides the best opportunity for smoking cessation in the context of lung cancer screening (LCS),...
AI Can Guide Acquisition of Diagnostic-Quality Lung Ultrasound Images
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 – Trained health care professionals (THCPs), including medical assistants, respiratory therapists, and nurses, with artificial intelligence (AI) assistance can achieve lung...
Rurality Partly Explains Racial Difference in Distance to Lung Cancer Screening
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – Differences in distance to lung cancer screening (LCS) facilities by race and ethnicity are partly explained by rurality, according to a study published online Jan. 14 in the...
Imfinzi Approved in the US as First and Only Immunotherapy Regimen for Patients with Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
5 December 2024 – AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi (durvalumab) has been approved in the US for the treatment of adult patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) whose disease has not p...
American Lung Association Releases Annual 'State of Lung Cancer' Report
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – The lung cancer survival rate improved 26 percent in the last five years, according to the "State of Lung Cancer" report published by the American Lung Association. The annual...
There's Been a Big Improvement in Lung Cancer Survival
TUESDAY, Nov. 19, 2024 – More people with lung cancer are living longer, but it remains America's deadliest cancer, a new state-by-state report shows. "There is more work to do, but I am incredibly...
Few High-Risk Individuals Have Heard of, Discuss Lung Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024 – Few high-risk individuals have heard of or have discussed lung cancer screening (LCS) with a health care practitioner, according to a research letter published online Oct....
Tobacco-Free Generation Could Prevent 40 Percent of Predicted Lung Cancer Deaths Globally
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – Implementation of a tobacco-free generation could substantially reduce global lung cancer mortality, according to a study published in the October issue of The Lancet Public ...
Wearable Tied to Better Physical Activity Recovery Following Lung Cancer Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 – A postoperative wearable device may improve physical activity and patient-reported dyspnea at six months after lung cancer surgery, according to a study published online...
Early, Virtual Palliative Care Feasible for Advanced Lung Cancer
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 – The delivery of early, virtual palliative care has similar effects on quality of life as in-person care in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC),...
Alternative Criteria Can ID High-Benefit Groups for Lung Cancer Screening
MONDAY, Aug. 19, 2024 – Simple alternative criteria for lung cancer screening (LCS) can identify high-benefit groups, especially among certain racial and ethnic-minority groups, according to a study...
Many Nonsmokers Have Lung Nodules Linked to Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, Aug. 13, 2024 – Many nonsmokers have lung nodules that have been linked to lung cancer, a new study warns. About 42% of nonsmokers or former smokers have at least one lung nodule, which is...
Smoking & Vaping Together Raise Lung Cancer Risks Even Higher
FRIDAY, Aug. 2, 2024 – Experts have long suspected it, but a new study confirms that folks who vape and smoke tobacco face higher risks for lung cancer than if they'd done either alone. “From a p...