Lung Cancer
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Medicare now covers low-dose CT screen for lung cancer
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Lung cancer bypasses breast cancer as leading cause of cancer death for women in developed countries
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Adding cisplatin to docetaxel monotherapy provides no benefit for elderly with NSCLC
Key clinical point: Docetaxel every 3 weeks remains the standard treatment for elderly patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer. Major...
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ASCO, AACR recommend against using e-cigarettes as first line for smoking cessation for cancer patients
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Ramucirumab approved for metastatic NSCLC
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Cancer patients with incidental VTE have high risk of recurrent thrombi
Key clinical point: Cancer patients who have incidental pulmonary emboli discovered during imaging should receive chronic anticoagulation with low...
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Hookah, snus users more likely to start smoking
Key clinical point: “The increasing use of novel alternative tobacco products introduces new harms to adolescents and young adults.” Major finding...
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First-line crizotinib superior for ALK-positive NSCLC
Key clinical point: Crizotinib proved superior to standard pemetrexed plus platinum chemotherapy for advanced ALK-positive NSCLC. Major finding:...
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Proposed criteria for lung cancer screening with LDCT may not be most efficient
Key clinical point: A risk prediction model was more efficient at determining who should get LDCT lung cancer screening. Major finding: PLCOm2012...