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Eligibility for Lung Cancer Screening Up With 2021 USPSTF Recommendations

Of those newly eligible under 2021 criteria, 2,063,840 were aged 50 to 54 years and 4,020,879 had 20 to 29-pack-year smoking history

EPA Issues Final Rule Banning Asbestos

By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The last remnants of asbestos use in the United States have now been...

Tislelizumab Plus Chemotherapy Beneficial for Resectable NSCLC

Significant benefit seen for neoadjuvant tislelizumab plus chemotherapy with adjuvant tislelizumab

Pegargiminase + Chemo Increases Survival Rate in Nonepithelioid Pleural Mesothelioma

Improved median overall survival and progression-free survival seen for pegargiminase-based chemotherapy

Poll Shows Strong Support Among Black Voters for Menthols Ban

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Black voters support a ban on menthol cigarettes by a wide margin, refuting...

Pembrolizumab Improves Event-Free Survival in Early NSCLC

For resectable early-stage NSCLC, improved event-free survival seen with pembrolizumab, regardless of N status, clinical stage, type of surgery

High-Frequency Jet Ventilation Seems Safe for Lung Ablation

HFJV under general anesthesia as safe as spontaneous respiration under moderate sedation for percutaneous lung ablation

American Lung Association Blasts Biden for Inaction on Menthol Cigarette Ban

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter  WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- The American Lung Association’s annual report on smoking blasts President Joe Biden for...

Chemoradiation With SABR Boost Safe, Effective for Advanced Lung Cancer

Increased radiation with SABR boost seems to enhance local control but with reduced overall survival at highest dose

Moderate-to-Vigorous Exercise Can Delay Mortality in Inoperable Lung Cancer

However, few individuals with newly diagnosed lung cancer engage in daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity