Lung Cancer - Other

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Impact of Federal Lung Cancer Screening Policy on the Incidence of Early-Stage Lung Cancer

December 9, 2022 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

This study aimed to measure the population-level impact of federal lung cancer screening recommendations and Medicare coverage. After these decisions were implemented, and when adjusted for age, researchers found that they were associated with an...

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Osimertinib with or without Chemotherapy in EGFR-Mutated Advanced NSCLC

November 10, 2023 | Aristotle ProtopapasGold Commentor

A manuscript that wil certainly be discussed in lung MDT! The thought of a RCT in these earlier stages may be already in the mind of the sponsors… The authors...

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Sybil: A Validated Deep Learning Model to Predict Future Lung Cancer Risk From a Single Low-Dose Chest Computed Tomography

April 19, 2023 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This study used lung cancer screening trial low dose CT scans to develop a model (Sybil) that predicts the likelihood of development of a lung cancer within the next year....

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Joint 2022 European Society of Thoracic Surgeons and The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Guidelines for the Prevention of Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism in Thoracic Surgery

March 23, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

Thoracic oncology patients are a high-risk group for venous thromboembolism (VTE). The ESTS and AATS panel reviewed the evidence using the GRADE approach and made twenty-four recommendations for VTE prophylaxis,...

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FDA Approves Drug Which Makes Lung Cancer Glow

January 6, 2023 | Cameron LindSilver Contributor

The FDA has approved the drug Cytalux for use in lung surgery. The drug, also known as pafolacianine, binds to lung cancer cells to make them glow under infrared light....

Video

The Role of SBRT in Lung Cancer Treatment

July 9, 2015 | Stephen Hazelrigg…

Filmed at the 2015 STS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, this roundtable discussion focuses on the use of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in the treatment of lung cancer....

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CT Screening for Lung Cancer: Nonsolid Nodules in Baseline and Annual Repeat Rounds

June 24, 2015 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The ELCAP data set was evaluated for pts identified with non-solid nodules at baseline or during follow-up. 2392 (4.2%) pts had nonsolid nodules at baseline, of which 73 were diagnosed...

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FDG Uptake on Positron Emission Tomography Correlates with Survival and Time to Recurrence in Patients with Stage I Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

May 22, 2015 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

In this retrospective review of 336 patients treated surgically for early stage NSCLC, the prognostic value of PET SUV was evaluated. Risks of recurrence and death increased steadily as SUV...

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A Bronchial Genomic Classifier for the Diagnostic Evaluation of Lung Cancer

May 19, 2015 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Pts with suspected lung cancer underwent sampling of normal-appearingbronchial epithelial cells in the main bronchi, unrelated to the suspected tumor. Gene expression was analyzed and classified. Classification for cancer was...

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Tumor Spread through Air Spaces is an Important Pattern of Invasion and Impacts the Frequency and Location of Recurrences after Limited Resection for Small Stage I Lung Adenocarcinomas

April 23, 2015 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The authors reviewed patients with small resected stage I lung adenocarcinoma to determine the frequency of tumor cells spreading through airway spaces (STAS) and their relationship to recurrent cancer. Nearly...

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Variation in causes of death in patients with non-small cell lung cancer according to stage and time since diagnosis

March 16, 2015 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This Netherlands population-based study followed causes of death in patients with NSCLC diagnosed 1989-2008, including more than 72,000 patients. For those with localized disease, lung cancer was the cause of...

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Long-term follow-up after first-line bronchoscopic therapy in patients with bronchial carcinoids

March 16, 2015 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The authors describe results of initial bronchoscopy therapy (IBT) for endobronchial carcinoids aimed at relieving obstruction, accurate subtyping, and potentially complete eradication. After a minimum follow-up of 5 years, 42%...

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Perception of Lung Cancer among the General Population and Comparison with Other Cancers

February 21, 2015 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

A survey involving the general public identified opinions regarding lung cancer. Most felt it was related to smoking and lifestyle, was a serious cancer, and involved major treatments. The participants...

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