Lung Cancer
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Obesity increasing the risk for cancer: It’s complicated
For some cancers it was “very clear that obesity increased the risk ... but for some other cancer types, we either don’t have enough data yet or...
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Cancer Data Trends 2022
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Few new cancer drugs replace current standards of care
Newer drugs could benefit patients but could increase the cost of care.
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Adverse skin effects of cancer immunotherapy reviewed
“The desirable, immune-mediated oncologic response is often achieved at the cost of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) that may potentially...
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Untargeted CT scans leads to overdiagnoses in lung cancer
The dangers of overdiagnosis are counterintuitive, but real.
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Ways to lessen toxic effects of chemo in older adults
Three recent high-quality randomized trials evaluated the use of geriatric assessment in older adults with cancer.
Opinion
Filling opioid prescriptions akin to a Sisyphean task
“Instead of preserving access to desperately needed pain medicine for those suffering with serious illness, states and insurers have aggressively...
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Lung cancer now a growing public health threat
With 2 million new cases in 2020 and nearly 4 million by 2050, experts say air pollution and smoking will continue to drive new lung cancer cases...
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Should all women be routinely screened for lung cancer?
Study suggests lung cancer screening guidelines should be reassessed to include all women, especially breast cancer survivors.
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Lung cancer drug price trends cause alarm, highlight need for reform
Prescription oncology drugs may soon be unaffordable for most patients if the trends discovered in the present study continue.