Lung - Cancer

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Estimated Worldwide Variation and Trends in Incidence of Lung Cancer by Histological Subtype in 2022 and Over Time: A Population-Based Study

April 17, 2025 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This article presents a comprehensive epidemiological analysis of lung cancer, focusing on subtype-specific patterns worldwide. Using data from GLOBOCAN 2022 and other international cancer registries, the study estimated more than 2.48 million new lung cancer...

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Right Basilar Segmental Autologous Lung Transplantation With Carinal Reconstruction for Central Lung SCC

September 24, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This case report describes a 75-year-old patient with a centrally located squamous cell carcinoma extending from the carina to the right intermediate bronchus and the superior segment of the lower...

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An STS General Thoracic Surgery Database Analysis of the Association Between LN Dissection and Chylothorax

September 24, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database analysis found that postoperative chylothorax risk increases with the extent of lymph-node dissection during pulmonary resection. Although uncommon, chylothorax was associated...

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The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

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Tumor Mutational Burden as a Predictor of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Brief Report

September 3, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

High tumor mutational burden (TMB) predicts not only response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but also immune-related toxicity. In this single-center cohort of...

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Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy in Metastatic Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

May 30, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The addition of pembrolizumab (targeting PD-1) to standard chemotherapy substantially improved time to progression and overall survival compared to chemotherapy alone in patients with metastatic lung cancer.

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LIVE: The 26th ESTS Meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia

May 25, 2018 | Marco Scarci

Find it here: The 26th ESTS Meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Don’t miss the 2018 Meeting of the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons! Educational sessions from the meeting can also be...

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Higher Lung Cancer Incidence in Young Women Than Young Men in the United States

May 23, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The age-specific incidence of non-small cell lung cancer has reversed in individuals born since the 1960s, with women now having a higher incidence than men. This trend is not explained...

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Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resectable Lung Cancer

May 23, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This is among the first and largest summaries of the use of neoadjuvant PD-1 inhibitor (nivolumab) in patients with resectable lung cancer. The safety profile was adequate, 20 of 21...

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Uniportal VATS Fissureless Resection of the Anterior Segment of the Right Upper Lobe

May 23, 2018 | Davor Stamenovic

A 79-year-old female patient was admitted to the author’s clinic for the treatment of a solitary tumorous formation, which appeared to be a metachronous metastatic tumor of a colon carcinoma...

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Lung Nodule Analysis Model May Reduce Screening False Positives

May 23, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Using eight computed tomography radiographic features in an automated algorithm, differentiating between benign and malignant status of indeterminate pulmonary nodules had an area under the curve of 0.939.

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Lung Cancer Patients Prone to Playing the Blame Game

May 19, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This overview of some recent social science flavored research identifies challenges associated with stigma attached to a lung cancer diagnosis. These challenges include decreased participation in screening tests, noncompliance with...

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In Global News: Botulinum Toxin for AFib, Lung Cancer Screening Still Limited, and Acetaminophen for Kidney Injury in Kids

May 18, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care Three-dimensional heart models help patients and families understand congenital heart defects at a hospital in Seattle, Washington, USA. A man received his master’s diploma from Indiana University Northwest...

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