Tag: Cancer: Lung
Number of Mesothelioma Deaths Up Among Women From 1999 to 2020
However, age-adjusted death rate per 1 million women decreased significantly, from 4.83 to 4.15 from 1999 to 2020
Emphysema on CT Linked to Increased Risk for Lung Cancer
Pooled odds ratios for lung cancer increased with emphysema severity, and were higher for visual versus quantitative assessments on chest CT
AACR: Adding Nivolumab to Neoadjuvant Chemo Slows Resectable NSCLC
Event-free survival prolonged and percentage of patients with a pathological complete response higher with addition of nivolumab
Stage Shift Seen With CT Screening for Lung Cancer in the U.S.
Stage shift toward Stage I NSCLC observed following introduction of low-dose CT screening for lung cancer
CAC Tied to Cardiovascular Risk During Radiation Therapy for NSCLC
Patients with coronary artery calcium may have increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events after initiation of radiation therapy
FDA Panel Rejects Lilly Cancer Drug Tested Only in China
Drug was to be used alongside chemotherapy for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
Aberrant Lipid Metabolism ID’d in Early-Stage Lung Cancer
Screening assay based on nine lipids commonly dysregulated in early-stage lung cancer
Screening Nonsmokers May Up Lung Cancer Overdiagnosis, Spurious Survival Rates
Promoting low-dose CT screening among mostly nonsmoking women increased detection of early-stage, but not late-stage, lung cancers
2021 USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Criteria Expand Eligibility
Compared with 2013 USPSTF criteria, more patients eligible for lung cancer screening with less racial disparity in access
Incidence of Advanced Lung Cancer Continues to Decline in the U.S.
During 2014 to 2018, incidence continued to increase slowly for female breast cancer, remained stable for prostate cancer
