Tag: Cancer: Lung
Many PCPs Discuss Low-Dose CT Screening With Patients
But more than half report making one or no screening recommendations in past year
ASCO: Smartphone App May Help Lung Cancer Patients Live Longer
Researchers found tracking symptoms, alerting doctors to problems early led to longer survival
Lung Cancer Resection Linked to Longer Survival for Older Patients
Researchers find those 65 and older survive longer when they have surgery
Low Lung Cancer Incidence With Negative CT Prevalence Screen
Incidence of lung CA, lung CA-related mortality lower than for all participants with prevalence screen
CYP3A7*1C Allele Linked to Cancer Mortality, Progression
Associated with adverse outcomes in breast cancer, lung cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia
FDA Approves Xalkori for Rare Genetic Form of Lung Cancer
Drug approval expanded to include patients with ROS1-positive NSCLC
Dietary Glycemic Index Linked to Lung Cancer Risk
More pronounced link for never smokers, squamous cell carcinoma, those with <12 years education
Most Lung Cancer-Specific Tweets Relate to Support, Prevention
<20 percent of tweets about clinical trials; only one tweet linked to a patient recruitment website
PET Scans May Be Overused in Monitoring of Cancer Survivors
Study finds using costly test as first option for follow-up may not improve survival
Cola Intake Increases Exposure of Erlotinib
Findings in patients treated with esomeprazole; likely due to pH-dependent solubility
