Lung Cancer News

In a cohort of smokers screened for lung cancer, women, unmarried individuals, African Americans and those with a low education level had a low likelihood of attempting to quit smoking, according to study results published in CHEST.

Moderate to severe depression in patients with lung cancer was linked to elevated inflammation levels, and the biomarkers measuring inflammation predicted poor survival, according to study results published in PLOS ONE.

Friends of Cancer Research appointed Edward S. Kim, MD, MBA, FACP, FASCO, to its board of directors.

The addition of pembrolizumab to chemotherapy significantly extended OS as first-line therapy for advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma, according to the agent’s manufacturer.

An expansion of lung cancer screening criteria to include those who are younger and with less smoking exposure would increase eligibility for women and Black individuals who could benefit, results of a retrospective study showed.

The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to a robotic navigated bronchoscopy system that will aid in diagnosing patients with lung cancer, according to a manufacturer-issued press release.

Women using hormone therapy for menopause symptoms did not have a greater risk for lung cancer than their untreated peers, and may have had lower risk with higher HT dosage and duration, according to study data published in Menopause.

Being exposed to tobacco in utero and in childhood/adolescence was linked to higher risks for lung cancer incidence and death later in life, according to study results published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Radiation therapy is the most common treatment for lung cancer, the most frequently diagnosed type of cancer worldwide.

Patients who received sublobar resection for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer had similar 5-year DFS rates compared with those who underwent lobectomy, according to results of a randomized phase 3 study.