An evaluation of shared decision making for lung cancer screening
October 2018 (JAMA Internal Medicine) The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends for a thorough discussion between patients and clinicians prior to... Read More
Early-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Post-Treatment Mortality After Surgery and Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy
March 1, 2018 (Journal of Clinical Oncology) Previous research has indicated that post-treatment mortality influences the comparative effectiveness between stereotactic body radiotherapy... Read More
Growth of lung cancer tumor halved with this new approach
March 1, 2018 (Medical News Today) Researchers at the Sahlgrenska Academy in Sweden conducted a thorough investigation on the role of long... Read More
Follow-up procedures may be riskier than thought following lung cancer screening
February 8, 2019 (National Cancer Institute) A new study shows that follow-up diagnostic procedures, including invasive ones, can cause more complications to... Read More
Lung cancer: New protein may “catch” cancer earlier
May 9, 2018 (Medical News Today) In its early stages, lung cancer is one of the deadliest cancers to find. It may... Read More
Lung Cancer Screening’s Downside Not Discussed Enough
August 13, 2018 (HealthDay News) The potential risks of lung cancer screening are often left out when doctors and patients discuss the... Read More
Blood test capable of detecting lung cancer
April 19, 2018 (Medical News Today) Presently in the United States, 1.6 million detected pulmonary nodules per year require further testing due... Read More
Model Can Predict Lung Cancer in Patient With Visible Nodule on CT
July 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) For patients with visible lung nodules, a model combining clinical and radiologic factors can predict risk for... Read More
AI Tool Discerns Lung Cancer Outcomes From Imaging Reports
August 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) Deep natural language processing may be able to estimate the presence of active cancer, cancer worsening or... Read More
Study: 5-year overall survival in patients with lung cancer eligible or ineligible for screening
June 26, 2019 (The Lancet) The current criteria the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) uses to recommend lung cancer screening is... Read More