Lung Cancer
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Meaningful use criteria bolster lung cancer screening program
Major finding: A total of 110 patients were screened, and three stage I lung cancers were detected and treated during the first 7 months of the...
News
Compounds in exhaled breath could improve high-risk lung cancer screening
Major finding: Finding three or more specific carbonyl VOCs in exhaled breath was 95% predictive of lung cancer, while no elevation was 80%...
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Lung cancer screening strategy a work in progress
Feature
Synthetic lethality: beating cancer at its own game
The primary focus for targeted cancer agents has typically been to counteract the oncogenic signaling that results from genetic defects. A new...
Community Translations
Afatinib in metastatic NSCLC with mutations
In July 2013, afatinib was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for first-line treatment of patients with metastatic non–small-cell...
Original Report
Understanding the experience of living with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC): a qualitative study
Background As non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treatments improve and patients live longer, it is important to develop interventions to help...