Search results for "Lung cancer"
Alternative criteria could identify more patients who may benefit from lung cancer screening
Providing lung cancer screening to anyone who smoked any amount for at least 40 years or is between ages 60 to 80 years with at least 40 pack-years of smoking history would be simple and increase the equality of screening, according to the authors of a new study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/08/20/1.htm
20 Aug 2024
Surviving cancer starts at its diagnosis
For the growing number of patients who are cancer survivors, the rest of their lives starts at diagnosis, not cure.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/10/surviving-cancer-starts-at-its-diagnosis.htm
1 Oct 2024
Study identifies factors behind guideline-discordant use of lung cancer screening
Interviews with 31 primary care physicians suggested that knowledge gaps about the life expectancy threshold at which lung cancer screening's value becomes limited may contribute to their decisions to recommend screening to patients who may not benefit.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/03/19/2.htm
19 Mar 2024
MKSAP Quiz: Evaluation of lung cancer risk during a routine visit
This week's quiz asks readers to determine the most appropriate lung cancer screening test for a 63-year-old woman with a 37-pack-year history of cigarette smoking who quit smoking at age 55 years and has COPD but reports no symptoms concerning for lung cancer.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/05/16/3.htm
16 May 2023
RSV vaccine news, Entresto generic approved
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/07/rsv-vaccine-news-entresto-generic-approved.htm
1 Jul 2024
Disparities exist in adherence to lung cancer screening follow-up, study finds
Campaigns for improvement should target primary care clinicians to increase awareness of the benefits of lung cancer screening, the authors noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/08/17/5.htm
17 Aug 2021
New UTI treatment, AI sepsis risk calculator approved
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2024/06/fda.htm
1 Jun 2024
Lung cancer screening led to more downstream procedures, complications in practice than in research
In clinical practice, 31.9% of patients screened for lung cancer underwent downstream imaging and 2.8% had downstream procedures. Those undergoing invasive procedures after abnormal findings had a 30.6% complication rate, compared to 17.7% in the National Lung Screening Trial.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2024/01/09/1.htm
9 Jan 2024
Screening for lung cancer a struggle
Lung cancer has an alarmingly low five-year survival rate, but screening, if implemented well, can improve it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/screening-for-lung-cancer-a-struggle.htm
1 May 2018
Personal risk-based screening for lung cancer may be more cost-effective than recommended cutoffs
While risk-based screening strategies were robustly more cost-effective than the 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation in a modeling study, whether the results will be replicable in complex real-world clinical practice remains uncertain, an editorial noted.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2023/02/07/5.htm
7 Feb 2023