Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but doctors have had access to a screening tool for nearly a decade that can catch it for early treatment.
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Annual screenings of patients at high risk for lung cancer can catch tumors early and improve a patient's long-term prognosis. However, low-dose computer tomography (LDCT) has a high false-positive rate that can lead to unnecessary ...
Jul 13, 2022
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In 2013, the US Preventive Task Force (USPSTF) published guidelines that recommended individuals at high risk for developing lung cancer who met the eligibility criteria, undergo annual lung screening by low-dose CT scan. ...
Jun 15, 2022
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UC Davis Health physicians have performed the first single-anesthesia diagnosis to treatment of lung cancer using a fully robotic approach in the UC Health System.
May 17, 2022
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The first study to look at follow-up for patients deemed at high risk for lung cancer after CT screening found that 47 percent delayed follow-up care, according to research published at the ATS 2022 international conference.
May 17, 2022
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A research team led by Prof. Liu Qingsong and Liu Jing from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has recently found that nintedanib, a multikinase inhibitor of the receptor ...
Apr 7, 2022
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The overall burden of cancer has gradually increased in China in recent years. By comprehensively examining data from multiple large databases, researchers have elucidated the similarities and differences between cancer epidemiology ...
Mar 31, 2022
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The introduction of lung cancer screening in the US in December 2013 is associated with more patients being diagnosed at an earlier stage and improved survival, finds a study published by The BMJ today.
Mar 30, 2022
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Deaths from cancer are expected to increase over the next decade as a result of screening deficits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New research published by Wiley online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer ...
Mar 21, 2022
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Don't underestimate the lifesaving ability of cancer screening. For lung cancer and prostate cancer, screening is recommended across the EU, based on the most up-to-date evidence. Also, existing cervical, breast and colorectal ...
Mar 3, 2022
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