Lung Cancer
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Pediatricians, cancer groups ask regulators to help cut tobacco use
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Bupropion-varenicline combo gave harder kick to smoking habits
Major Finding: Combination therapy was more effective than monotherapy at 12 weeks and at 26 weeks, but that difference disappeared at 1-year...
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USPSTF gives final recommendation on lung cancer screening
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Smoking cessation agents don’t raise serious CVD risks
Major Finding: Bupropion appeared to protect against minor or serious CVD events, varenicline showed no harmful or beneficial effect on minor or...
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18% of lung cancers caught by CT screening were indolent
Major Finding: An estimated 18% of lung cancers detected by low-dose CT screening in the National Lung Screening Trial were likely indolent and...
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Continued smoking after cancer diagnosis ups mortality risk
Major finding: Among male smokers at the time of cancer diagnosis, the risk of death was 76% greater in those who continued smoking than in those...
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Illness perceptions matter: understanding quality of life and advanced illness behaviors in female patients with late-stage cancer
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Afatinib superior to chemotherapy for EGFR-mutated NSCLC
Major finding: Progression-free survival was significantly longer with afatinib (11.1 months) than with combination chemotherapy (6.9 months),...
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Genetic profiling transforms cancer treatment trials
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Radiological guidance does not improve tracheobronchial stent insertion
Major finding: The average length of stay following tracheobronchial stent insertion was 2.73 days in the radiologically-guided group and 2.26...