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Invasive approaches ‘overused’ for evaluating pulmonary nodules

Posted on: 25/06/2015 - 22:44

One in four intermediate-sized (8-20 mm) pulmonary nodules were found to be malignant, based on results from a retrospective study of 377 patients seen in 18 community pulmonology...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Mepolizumab reduces asthma exacerbations more in the elderly

Posted on: 11/06/2015 - 21:04

DENVER – The rate of asthma exacerbations was reduced more among elderly patients than among younger patients treated with mepolizumab vs. placebo as part of the Mepolizumab as Adjunctive Therapy in...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

AATS: No postpneumonectomy survival benefit in adding radiation to chemotherapy for NSCLC

Posted on: 01/06/2015 - 21:57

SEATTLE – Adding radiotherapy to neoadjuvant chemotherapy does not improve long-term survival after pneumonectomy for non–small cell lung cancer, according to a Turkish <a...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

AATS: Avoid mass ligation of the thoracic duct during esophagectomy

Posted on: 01/06/2015 - 21:24

SEATTLE – Thoracic duct ligation did not seem to prevent chylothorax in a review of 827 esophagectomy cases at...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

ELCC: Survey reveals worldwide underuse of EGFR-mutation testing

Posted on: 19/05/2015 - 22:32

GENEVA – Testing for mutations in the epidermal growth factor receptor gene has revolutionized treatment of advanced non–small cell lung cancer, but a significant proportion of patients with these...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

OARSI: Pain of knee osteoarthritis is worse for smokers

Posted on: 14/05/2015 - 20:22

SEATTLE – Smoking is related to prevalent and incident joint pain in patients who have knee osteoarthritis or are at high risk for it, but the mecha... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

OARSI: Pain of knee osteoarthritis is worse for smokers

Posted on: 14/05/2015 - 20:22

SEATTLE – Smoking is related to prevalent and incident joint pain in patients who have knee osteoarthritis or are at high risk for it, but the mecha... More »

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

Baseline CT scans predict lung fibrosis in SSc

Posted on: 02/05/2015 - 16:20

Patients with newly diagnosed systemic sclerosis should have a high-resolution lung CT and pulmonary function tests, because when assessed together, t... More »

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Baseline CT scans predict lung fibrosis in SSc

Posted on: 02/05/2015 - 16:20

Patients with newly diagnosed systemic sclerosis should have a high-resolution lung CT and pulmonary function tests, because when assessed together, t... More »

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

ELCC: Urine tumor DNA shows high testing promise

Posted on: 30/04/2015 - 18:37

GENEVA – Blood sampling provides a less invasive alternative to tumor biopsy for collecting cancer DNA for mutation testing, but retrieving tumor DN... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Invasive approaches ‘overused’ for evaluating pulmonary nodules

Mepolizumab reduces asthma exacerbations more in the elderly

AATS: No postpneumonectomy survival benefit in adding radiation to chemotherapy for NSCLC

AATS: Avoid mass ligation of the thoracic duct during esophagectomy

ELCC: Survey reveals worldwide underuse of EGFR-mutation testing

OARSI: Pain of knee osteoarthritis is worse for smokers

OARSI: Pain of knee osteoarthritis is worse for smokers

Baseline CT scans predict lung fibrosis in SSc

Baseline CT scans predict lung fibrosis in SSc

ELCC: Urine tumor DNA shows high testing promise

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