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July 14, 2022
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VIDEO: Ravi Salgia, MD, PhD, receives Excellence in Teaching award at ASCO

VIDEO: Ravi Salgia, MD, PhD, receives Excellence in Teaching award at ASCO

In this video, Ravi Salgia, MD, PhD, discussed the 2022 Excellence in Teaching Award he received at ASCO Annual Meeting.

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July 13, 2022
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Top Headlines in Lung Cancer: Low-dose CT screening findings; lack of guideline NSCLC treatment results; and more

Top Headlines in Lung Cancer: Low-dose CT screening findings; lack of guideline NSCLC treatment results; and more

In this edition, Incidental respiratory findings on low-dose CT lung cancer screening common; lack of guideline-concordant treatment for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer common; women at greater risk for more severe adverse events from cancer treatments, and more.

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July 13, 2022
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Subset of patients with lung cancer have poor response to COVID-19 vaccines

Subset of patients with lung cancer have poor response to COVID-19 vaccines

Most patients with non-small cell lung cancer had an adequate antibody response to COVID-19 vaccines, research published in Journal of Clinical Oncology showed.

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July 05, 2022
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Top news of June: FDA bans marketing of Juul products; pulse oximetry accuracy; COVID-19

Top news of June: FDA bans marketing of Juul products; pulse oximetry accuracy; COVID-19

The Healio Editors compiled the most-read news in pulmonology posted in May.

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July 02, 2022
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Cleveland Clinic appoints oncologist as chair of Taussig Cancer Institute

Cleveland Clinic appoints oncologist as chair of Taussig Cancer Institute

Alex A. Adjei, MD, PhD, has been appointed chair of Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute.

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June 25, 2022
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Primary trial results show no benefit from anti-TIGIT addition in small cell lung cancer

CHICAGO — Adding tiragolumab, an anti-TIGIT agent, to atezolizumab and carboplatin plus etoposide did not provide more benefit compared with atezolizumab and carboplatin plus etoposide alone, according to findings from SKYSCRAPER-02 trial.

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June 24, 2022
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VIDEO: Integrating sequential immunotherapy to lung cancer treatment plans

VIDEO: Integrating sequential immunotherapy to lung cancer treatment plans

In this video, Melina Marmarelis, MD, highlights findings from a Lung-MAP nonmatched substudy presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

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June 23, 2022
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VIDEO: Focus on KRAS-driven lung cancer at ASCO

VIDEO: Focus on <i>KRAS</i>-driven lung cancer at ASCO

In this video, Jia Luo, MD, spoke with Healio about an educational session she chaired at ASCO Annual Meeting.

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June 21, 2022
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CVD burden in cancer varies by sex, age, income, cancer subtype

CVD burden in cancer varies by sex, age, income, cancer subtype

Men, older patients and patients with low income were among those with elevated risk for CVD hospitalization prior to receiving a diagnosis of potentially curable cancer, researchers reported.

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June 15, 2022
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New lung cancer guidelines reduced some screening disparities

New lung cancer guidelines reduced some screening disparities

New lung cancer screening guidance from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which lowered the age for inclusion and intensity of smoking to qualify as high risk, resulted in an increase in the proportion of Black individuals screened.

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