Lung Cancer
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Medicare advisers: Cancer prognostic tests not ready for prime time
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Outcomes worse for lung cancer patients with VTE
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Perioperative treatment with diuretic linked with lower lung cancer recurrence
Key clinical point: After surgical removal of tumors, lung cancer patients treated with atrial natriuretic peptide had a significantly lower...
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Greater surgeon experience linked to better long-term survival in NSCLC
Key clinical point:Insufficient lymph-node sampling by less-experienced surgeons may be a reason why patients with stage I NSCLC had better long-...
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CDC: Cancer incidence and survival improve; racial disparities persist
Key clinical point: Incidence rates are declining for some cancers, and survival is improving. Major finding: The 5-year survival rate is 65%...
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Fast-track protocol cuts lung resection complications, LOS
Key clinical point: An enhanced recovery pathway reduces complications and hospital stay following lung cancer resection without raising...
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FDA approves nivolumab for treatment of advanced NSCLC
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Maintenance sunitinib extends PFS in advanced SCLC
Key clinical point: Sunitinib maintenance therapy improved PFS in extensive-stage SCLC. Major finding: The main efficacy outcome – median PFS –...
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Liquid biopsy consistent with tumor biopsy for NSCLC
Key clinical point: The EGFR mutation L858R detected in both tissue and cfDNA predicted shorter OS and PFS than did the exon 19 deletion. Major...
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Lung cancer screening criteria may need changes
Key clinical point: Changes in smoking habits may call for a revision of USPSTF lung cancer screening criteria. Main finding: Between 2005 and...
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Baseline QOL measures not associated with outcomes in high-risk operable lung cancer patients
Key clinical point: Baseline quality-of-life measures were not predictive of outcomes after lung cancer surgery in high-risk operable patients....