Tag: Cancer: Lung
Whole-Body MRI Accurate for Staging Colorectal Cancer, NSCLC
No difference in sensitivity or specificity for whole-body MRI, standard pathway for staging
Cardiorespiratory Fitness Tied to Lower Risk for Lung Cancer, CRC
For those diagnosed with lung cancer, CRC, higher CRF tied to lower risk for subsequent death
Lifetime Risk for Brain Mets Up in Elderly With Three Common Cancers
Highest incidence seen for patients with non-small cell lung cancer and triple-negative breast cancer
Radical Hemithoracic Radiation Tx Ups Survival in Mesothelioma
Higher overall survival seen at two years in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma
Improvement Needed in Doctor-Patient Lung Cancer Screening Discussions
Crude estimated rates of physician-patient discussion dropped from 6.7 to 4.3 percent in 2012 to 2017
Informational Film Improves Knowledge on Lung Cancer Screening
Mean objective and subjective knowledge improved; higher decisional certainty seen with film
AACR: Pembrolizumab Beneficial for Advanced Small Cell Lung Cancer
Antitumor activity promising; objective response rate 19.3 percent for patients with incurable, advanced SCLC
Radiomic Features May Predict Response to Chemo in NSCLC
Peritumoral, intratumoral radiomic features on baseline CT scans may predict chemo response
FDA OKs Tecentriq for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
Drug now approved as first-line treatment to be used in combination with carboplatin and etoposide
New AI Model May Predict Cancerous Lung Nodules
Model relies on CT features, demographics, clinical data, and improves on current methods
