John Abraham's colonoscopy was postponed for several months because of the pandemic. When he finally got it, doctors found a growth too big to be removed safely during the scope exam. He had to wait several weeks for surgery, ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Calling the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's newly released recommendation statement to expand eligibility for annual lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography a step forward, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive ...
Mar 9, 2021
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A comprehensive review by University of North Carolina researchers and colleagues of hundreds of publications, incorporating more than two dozen articles on prevention screening for lung cancer with low-dose spiral computed ...
Mar 9, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening for lung cancer for high-risk adults aged 50 to 80 years. This recommendation forms the basis ...
Mar 9, 2021
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More Americans now qualify for yearly scans to detect lung cancer, according to guidelines released Tuesday that may help more Black smokers and women get screened.
Mar 9, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The number of Americans recommended for routine CT scans to spot lung cancer just got a lot bigger.
Mar 9, 2021
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A machine learning-based tool was able to predict the risk of malignancy among patients presenting with multiple pulmonary nodules and outperformed human experts, previously validated mathematical models, and a previously ...
Feb 24, 2021
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For heavy ex-smokers, lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography offers more benefit than harm: The procedure can save a number of people from dying of lung cancer; for some of them, it might also prolong overall ...
Dec 4, 2020
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Cancer care is constantly evolving. And nowhere is that more true than with lung cancer.
Nov 17, 2020
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A new study reports that state-level lung cancer screening rates were not aligned with lung cancer burden. The report, appearing in JNCI: The Journal of the National Cancer Institute, provides the first population-based state-level ...
Nov 12, 2020
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