Tag: Cancer: Lung
ASCO: Few Eligible Smokers Had CT Screen for Lung CA in 2016
Most eligible smokers populated in South, which had most screening sites but low screening rate
Risk Models Help Select Ever Smokers for Lung CA Screening
Four models were well-calibrated and had higher AUCs than five that overestimated risk
CKAP4 Is Novel Serodiagnostic Marker for Lung Cancer
Serum CKAP4 levels of lung cancer patients significantly higher than those of healthy controls
Clinical Upstaging of NSCLC Seen With Each Progressive Week
For clinical stage 1 NSCLC, 21.7 percent of patients upstaged after 1 week; 31.5 percent after 8 weeks
Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Beneficial in Metastatic NSCLC
And, nivolumab plus ipilimumab linked to better survival in NSCLC with high tumor mutational burden
Lag in Progress Against Lung CA Mortality in Midwest, Appalachia
Findings based on rates among women versus steady decline seen nationally
Mortality Impacted by Treatment Modality, Age in Early Lung CA
Mortality differed between surgery and radiotherapy; increased age had higher mortality after surgery
Lung Cancer Screening More Efficient for Those at Higher Risk
Initial screens were least effective and least efficient for veterans with lowest lung cancer risk
Race, Education Level Predict CRT in Very Elderly With NSCLC
In elderly with stage III lung cancer, black race, lower-educated county tied to not receiving care
Cancer Probability Documentation Lacking for Some at High Risk
Documentation found to be rarely provided for high-risk indeterminate pulmonary nodes
