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March 24, 2025
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‘It can save their lives’: Annual lung cancer screening improves cancer detection rate

‘It can save their lives’: Annual lung cancer screening improves cancer detection rate

Annual lung cancer screening, or LCS, detects cancer at a higher rate and at earlier stages, findings suggest.

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February 27, 2025
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Recurrence-free survival estimates after surgery higher in less advanced lung cancer

Recurrence-free survival estimates after surgery higher in less advanced lung cancer

Among patients with non-small cell lung cancer treated with resection surgery, those classified as stage I vs. stage III had higher recurrence-free survival estimates 5 years after the procedure, according to results published in CHEST.

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February 27, 2025
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40% of people treated with chemotherapy develop persistent, severe nerve pain

40% of people treated with chemotherapy develop persistent, severe nerve pain

Chronic chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy is a substantial burden among people with cancer treated with chemotherapy, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.

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February 17, 2025
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High prevalence of atherosclerosis detected in patients entering lung cancer therapy

High prevalence of atherosclerosis detected in patients entering lung cancer therapy

CT imaging of patients entering lung cancer treatment identified a high prevalence of atherosclerosis, according to data presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Advancing the Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course.

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February 12, 2025
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AI tool predicts response to, survival after treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors

AI tool predicts response to, survival after treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors

An AI tool appeared superior to two FDA-approved biomarkers for predicting how people with cancer will respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors.

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February 12, 2025
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Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy a ‘game changer’ in early diagnosis of lung cancer

Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy a ‘game changer’ in early diagnosis of lung cancer

Robotic bronchoscopy can help diagnose spots in the lungs when they are still small, catching cancer sooner and saving many more lives. The earlier you can diagnose someone with lung cancer, the more potential you have to cure them.

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January 28, 2025
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Global lung cancer mortality related to tobacco drops, particulate matter rises in 2019

Global lung cancer mortality related to tobacco drops, particulate matter rises in 2019

From 1990 to 2019, global lung cancer mortality rates related to tobacco have gone down, whereas rates related to ambient particulate matter have gone up, according to results published in eClinicalMedicine.

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January 24, 2025
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‘Potential gamechanger’: Researchers discover basis for immunotherapy-induced myocarditis

‘Potential gamechanger’: Researchers discover basis for immunotherapy-induced myocarditis

Clinicians may one day be able to treat immune checkpoint inhibitor-related myocarditis without disrupting cancer therapy, findings from a cellular investigation showed.

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January 16, 2025
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Cancer burden increasing among younger women, report shows

Cancer burden increasing among younger women, report shows

Cancer incidence has continued to rise in the U.S. since the 1990s — particularly among women and younger adults, according to an American Cancer Society report.

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January 15, 2025
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Integrated care ‘best treatment option’ for smoking cessation during lung cancer screening

Integrated care ‘best treatment option’ for smoking cessation during lung cancer screening

Integrated care involving medication and intensive counseling showed effectiveness for smoking cessation among adults undergoing screening for lung cancer, the results of a randomized clinical trial showed.

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