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Hot Topics in Lung Cancer

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  • Disease State
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  • Hot Topic: Early Diagnosis
  • Hot Topic: Screening and Genetic/Biomarker Testing
  • Hot Topic: Targeted Therapies in NSCLC

    • Disease State

    Below are some quick facts about lung cancer:

    • Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and the second most diagnosed cancer in men and women in the U.S.
    • Lung cancers are usually grouped into two main types: small cell and non-small cell (including adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma), with non-small cell lung cancer being more common than small cell.
    • Symptoms of lung cancer typically occur after the disease is advanced.
    • Doctors can diagnose the disease on a molecular level.
    • While cigarette smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer, around one-third of deaths from lung cancer are due to tobacco use, high BMI, alcohol use, low fruit and vegetable intake, and lack of physical activity.
    • Biomarker testing can be a critically important way to guide treatment discussions with patients who have been diagnosed with lung cancer.
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