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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

Cigarettes account for slightly under half of smoking-related cancer deaths

Posted on: 15/06/2015 - 16:00

Of the nearly 346,000 U.S. deaths caused by smoking-related cancers in 2011, about 48.5% were attributable to cigarette smoking, according to a research letter published online June 15 in JAMA...

Field of Interest: Oncology

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

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

Statin use associated with reduced lung cancer mortality

Posted on: 01/05/2015 - 13:05

Lung cancer patients who used statins in the year before being diagnosed with lung cancer had a 12% reduction in lung cancer-specific deaths (adjusted... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

New agent targets EGFR resistance in NSCLC

Posted on: 29/04/2015 - 22:00

A new agent targeting tumors that develop resistance to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors proved to be “highly active” in a phase I clinical trial i... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Rociletinib active against resistant NSCLC

Posted on: 29/04/2015 - 22:00

Rociletinib, a third-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets mutations causing treatment resistance, showed sustained activity against ... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Circulating tumor DNA testing shows real-world limits

Posted on: 20/04/2015 - 22:28

GENEVA – Circulating tumor DNA currently has one role to play in routine management of lung cancer patients: To check at the time of diagnosis for a... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Baseline QOL measures not associated with outcomes in high-risk operable lung cancer patients

Posted on: 23/02/2015 - 17:20

Poor baseline quality-of-life scores were not predictive of worse overall or recurrence-free survival, or of higher risk for adverse events following ... More »

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

PC providers have knowledge gaps in lung cancer screening

Posted on: 17/11/2014 - 18:13

CHICAGO – Nearly one-fourth of primary care providers were unaware of current lung cancer screening guidelines in a survey of 212 PC providers in North Carolina, a state with one of the nation’s...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Invasive approaches ‘overused’ for evaluating pulmonary nodules

Cigarettes account for slightly under half of smoking-related cancer deaths

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

ELCC: Survey reveals worldwide underuse of EGFR-mutation testing

Statin use associated with reduced lung cancer mortality

New agent targets EGFR resistance in NSCLC

Rociletinib active against resistant NSCLC

VIDEO: Circulating tumor DNA testing shows real-world limits

Baseline QOL measures not associated with outcomes in high-risk operable lung cancer patients

PC providers have knowledge gaps in lung cancer screening

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