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E-Cigarette Use Linked to Lower Use of Lung Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – Electronic cigarette use is associated with a lower use of lung cancer screening (LCS), according to a research letter published online July 2 in JAMA Network Open. Qian...
Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Recommended for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 – Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is recommended for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and appears to have good long-term outcomes, according to a...
Survey Shows Men Need to Do More to Prevent Cancer
FRIDAY, July 5, 2024 – American men are blowing their best chance to head off cancer or spot it early, when it's easiest to treat, a new survey warns. More than 6 in 10 (65%) men in the nationwide...
Amivantamab-Lazertinib Ups Survival in EGFR-Mutated Advanced Lung Cancer
MONDAY, July 1, 2024 – For patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), amivantamab-lazertinib yields improved progression-free survival compared with osimertinib as...
Overall Prevalence of Being Up-to-Date With Lung Cancer Screening Is Low
FRIDAY, June 21, 2024 – The overall prevalence of up-to-date (UTD) lung cancer screening (LCS) was low in 2022, with prevalence increasing with age and number of comorbidities, according to a study...
Swimming 'Microbots' Could Speed Meds to Lung Tumors, Early Study Suggests
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 – Scientists have developed microscopic robots capable of swimming through the lungs to deliver chemotherapy directly to lung cancer cells. In early testing, these...
Another Study Finds Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 — Lung cancer patients who underwent screening were more apt to be diagnosed at earlier stages and have better outcomes than patients who were not screened, new research shows. ...
Could AI & a Blood Test Help Spot Lung Cancers Early?
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 — Researchers have shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can identify people who are at risk for lung cancer based on genetic markers in their blood. "We have a simple blood t...
AI Blood-Based Lung Cancer Screening Test Developed for Fragmentome
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – A novel blood-based lung cancer screening test has been developed and validated using genome-wide sequencing to analyze cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragmentation profiles,...
Lung Cancer Screening Increases Earlier-Stage Diagnoses, Improves Survival
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – Lung cancer screening (LCS) is associated with earlier-stage diagnoses and improved survival, according to a study published online June 10 in Cancer. Donna M. Edwards, M.D.,...
Just 18% of People Who Need Lung Cancer Screening Get It
MONDAY, June 10, 2024 – Only a fraction of Americans are getting recommended lung cancer screenings, new research shows. While rates overall are up slightly, fewer than 1 in 5 people who are...
ASCO: Ivonescimab Improves Progression-Free Survival in EGFR+ Lung Cancer
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 – For patients with non-small cell lung cancer with the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) variant, ivonescimab plus chemotherapy improves progression-free survival,...
ASCO: Stepped-Care Model Noninferior to Early Palliative Care for Advanced Cancer
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 – For patients with advanced lung cancer, a stepped-care model with palliative care visits occurring at key points in patients' cancer trajectory is noninferior to early...
Vaping After Quitting Smoking Keeps Lung Cancer Risk High
TUESDAY, May 21, 2024 – If you've quit smoking and have switched to vaping instead, your odds for lung cancer won't fall as steeply as if you quit nicotine altogether, new research suggests. “This i...
FDA Approves New Drug for Deadly Lung Cancer, Imdelltra
FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved a new drug to treat patients with an advanced form of deadly lung cancer. Importantly, tarlatamab (Imdelltra) is...
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