All articles tagged: Malignant neoplasm of upper lobe, unspecified bronchus or lung (C34.10)

From 2000 to 2020, U.S. age-adjusted cancer mortality rates decreased significantly, but racial and ethnic disparities persisted for certain cancers, according to a research letter published online Jan. 12 in JAMA Health Forum.Anjali Gupta and Tomi Akinyemiju, Ph.D., from the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolin

Chemoradiation with an adaptive stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) boost is safe and effective for patients with locally advanced, unresectable non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study published online Jan. 11 in JAMA Oncology.Trudy C. Wu, M.D., from the University of California in Los Angeles, and colleagues exa

Initiation of immunotherapy for metastatic cancer at the end of life (EOL) is increasing over time, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in JAMA Oncology.Daniel M. Kerekes, M.D., from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and colleagues examined patient characteristics, practice patterns, and risk factors concerning

For individuals undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans for lung cancer screening (LCS), the rates of downstream procedures and complications are higher than observed in the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), according to a study published online Jan. 2 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Katharine A. Rendle, Ph.D., M.P.H

For patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) receiving immunotherapy, outcomes are similar across racial and ethnic groups, but ECOG performance status (PS) is associated with survival, according to a study published online Dec. 11 in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.Matthew Lee, M.D., M.P.H

Increasing body mass index (BMI) at age 18 years is associated with development of subsequent site-specific cancers in men, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in Obesity.Aron Onerup, M.D., Ph.D., from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and colleagues examined BMI at age 18 years and incident site-specific cancer (

The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America was held from Nov. 26 to 30 in Chicago, drawing nearly 25,000 participants, including radiologists, radiation oncologists, physicists in medicine, radiologic technologists, and other health care professionals. The conference featured scientific papers from a number of subspecialtie

For patients with EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), osimertinib with chemotherapy leads to significantly longer progression-free survival (PFS) compared with osimertinib alone, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in the New England Journal of Medicine.David Planchard, M.D., Ph.D., from Institu

The rate of new lung cancer cases has decreased and survival has improved over the last five years, according to the State of Lung Cancer 2023 report published Nov. 14 by the American Lung Association.In the report, researchers present the latest national and state-by-state lung cancer data, including new cases, survival, early diagnosis, and s

A study by the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research links tobacco smoking to DNA mutations that disrupt cancer-fighting proteins, increasing cancer risk and complicating treatment. The more one smokes, the more mutations occur, particularly in lung cancer, highlighting smoking's severe impact on cellular health and cancer development.

The annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians was held this year from Oct. 8 to 11 in Honolulu and attracted participants from around the world, including specialists and heath care professionals focused on pulmonary medicine, critical care, and sleep medicine. The conference feat