Pulmonology | European Federation of Internal Medicine

Pulmonology is the medical specialty dealing with disease involving the respiratory tract.[1] The term is derived from the Latinword pulmō, pulmonis ("lung") and the Greek -λογία, -logia. Pulmonology is synonymous with pneumology, from the Greekπνεύμων ("lung") and -λογία, -logia, respirology and respiratory medicine.

A Perfect Storm: The current climate in breast cancer

Posted on: 07/01/2016 - 05:00

This five-part series explores the factors that contribute to racial survival disparity in breast cancer and proposes interventions for change.... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Later menopause lowers risk of later depression

Posted on: 06/01/2016 - 16:00

The longer a woman’s reproductive years last, the less she may be prone to postmenopausal depression, a large meta-analysis has determined. The ris... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

‘Fear and ignorance’ drive rise in bilateral mastectomy

Posted on: 29/12/2015 - 20:49

Current trends in surgical treatment of early-stage breast cancer.... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Can aspirin prevent breast cancer?

Posted on: 23/12/2015 - 13:30

Aspirin use protects against a known intermediate biomarker of breast cancer risk in a dose-dependent fashion.... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

ACOG recommends against annual cervical cancer screening

Posted on: 22/12/2015 - 22:00

Since cervical cancer is “a rather indolent disease,” more frequent testing is much more likely to result in anxiety and unnecessary treatment tha... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Ovarian suppression during breast cancer chemotherapy helped preserve long-term function

Posted on: 22/12/2015 - 16:00

Ovarian suppression with triptorelin during chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer significantly increased the chances that women would recover th... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Neratinib shows consistent breast cancer benefit at 3 years

Posted on: 18/12/2015 - 19:05

SAN ANTONIO – The investigational oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor neratinib showed continued benefit in terms of reduced invasive disease-free survival at 3 years of follow-up in women with...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Pregnancy did not increase Hodgkin lymphoma relapse rate

Posted on: 14/12/2015 - 21:00

Women who become pregnant while in remission from Hodgkin lymphoma were not at increased risk for cancer relapse, according to an analysis of data from Swedish health care registries combined with...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Early infection-related hospitalization portends poor breast cancer prognosis

Posted on: 14/12/2015 - 20:47

SAN ANTONIO – Hospitalization for an infection within the first year following diagnosis of primary nonmetastatic breast cancer is a red flag for increased risk of subsequent development of distant...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Is anastrozole or tamoxifen best for secondary prevention of DCIS?

Posted on: 14/12/2015 - 14:29

SAN ANTONIO – Two large phase III randomized trials comparing anastrozole and tamoxifen for prevention of disease recurrence in postmenopausal women with ductal carcinoma in situ were presented at...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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