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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

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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

Low-dose CT could up early lung cancer detection - at a price

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 15:08

ALEXANDRIA, VA. - Annual low-dose CT screening of patients at high risk for lung cancer is likely to significantly increase detection of early cancers, but that screening will come at a price,...

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

Low-dose CT could up early lung cancer detection - at a price

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Invasive approaches ‘overused’ for evaluating pulmonary nodules

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

Low-dose CT could up early lung cancer detection - at a price

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