Less than half of community oncologists surveyed indicated that they use biomarker testing to guide patient discussions compared to 73% of academic clinicians, according to a report issued today at the IASLC 2021 World Conference on Lung Cancer. Recent advances…
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Reduced-Dose CT Detects Cancer Without Missing Nodules
Reduced-dose computed tomography (CT) can safely be used to detect lung metastasis in pediatric patients with various cancers without sacrificing diagnostic accuracy, a study published in the American Journal of Roentgenology concludes. The study, in which 92% of lung nodules…
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Serum Biomarkers of Increased Risk for Second Primary Lung Cancer Identified
NEW YORK (Reuters Staff) – Using serum metabolomics profiling, researchers have identified two metabolites that are associated with risk for second primary lung cancer (SPLC) among survivors of initial primary lung cancer (IPLC). Lung cancer survivors are at high risk…
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Cancer Warning Labels on Alcohol: Calls for Congress to Act
At a time when Americans are drinking more alcohol than ever before, a group of health organizations is lobbying Congress for a new cancer-specific warning label to be displayed on all alcoholic beverages. The new wording would read: “WARNING: According…
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Alecensa
NOTICE: This Consumer Medicine Information (CMI) is intended for persons living in Australia. ALECENSA® ROCALECE10720 alectinib hydrochloride Consumer Medicine Information What is in this leaflet This leaflet answers some common questions about Alecensa. It does not contain all the available…
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Lung cancer cases missed as symptoms mistaken for Covid – thousands more died
Cancer institute discover 'new salivary glands' during screening And they warn many lung cancer cases were missed because the symptoms, including coughing, were mistakn for Covid. Work carried out by experts at the UK Lung Cancer coalition estimate there was…
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Lung cancer symptoms: Has your voice sounded like this for three weeks or more? Major sign
Lung cancer is a disease whereby cells in the lungs grow out of control and these cells usually spread to other parts of the body. Lung cancer may spread to lymph nodes or other organs in the body, such as…
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Lung cancer – does your face look like this? The unusual signs to watch out for revealed
Lung cancer is one of the most serious types of cancer to be diagnosed, as it’s usually difficult to spot until it has spread to other parts of the body. You could be at risk of the disease if your…
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