Tag: Cancer: Lung
Guidance Developed for Lung Cancer Screening During COVID-19
Consensus statement covers lung cancer screening and monitoring, evaluation, management of lung nodules
COPD Independent Risk Factor for Lung Cancer
Risk for lung cancer higher for never smokers with COPD, ever smokers with or without COPD
Spirometry Suggests COPD for Many at Lung Cancer Screening
57 percent have spirometry findings consistent with COPD, 67 percent do not have prior history of COPD
Low-Dose Chest CT Does Not Seem to Alter Chromosomal DNA
Increase in number of double-strand breaks, chromosomal aberrations seen with standard-dose CT
Compliance Low With USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Recommendations
12.5 percent of those meeting USPSTF recommendations for low-dose CT had screening exam in past year
Thoracic Radiation May Increase Fatigue, Dyspnea in Short Term
In patients with lung cancer or lymphoma, increase in heart dose tied to decrease in physical activity
More Lung Cancer Patients Presenting With Cough, Dyspnea
Findings based on analysis of index symptoms of U.K. patients from 2000 to 2017
Lung Cancer Incidence Rates Up for Young Women Versus Men
Significant increases seen in female-to-male incidence rate ratios in six countries
Patient Decision Aid Informs Patients on Lung Cancer Screening
Tobacco quit lines are an effective way to disseminate patient decision aids
BMI, Survival Linked in NSCLC Treated With Atezolizumab
Overall, progression-free survival improved for patients with high BMI; link strongest with high PD-L1 expression
