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Screening for Lung Cancer Might Benefit Those at Highest Risk
SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Using low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer might save the lives of patients at the greatest risk for the disease, a new analysis suggests.
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Lung cancer tests advised for some heavy smokers
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New recommendations from chest and cancer doctors call for lung cancer screening in older adults with a long history of smoking a pack a day or more -- but also highlight the possible harms of screening, including a high risk of false positive tests. The guidelines are based on a review of past studies which compared long-term health in smokers who underwent low-dose ...
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Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokers
New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers.The advice applies only to those aged 55 to 74. The ...
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Research and Markets: Metastatic Lung Cancer - Pipeline Review, H1 2012
Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Metastatic Lung Cancer
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Lung-cancer scans advised for older heavy smokers
CHICAGO — New lung-cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers. The advice applies only to those aged 55 to 74. The risks of screening younger or older smokers or nonsmokers outweigh any benefits, according to ...
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Elderly Lung Cancer Patients May Live Longer With Chemotherapy And Radiation Together
Elderly patients with inoperable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who take a daily dose of carboplatin (a chemotherapy drug), in addition to radiotherapy, live significantly longer than those who receive radiotherapy alone, say Japanese researchers. The study is published Online First in The Lancet Oncology. Shinji Atagi from Kinki-chuo Chest Medical Center, Osaka, Japan, said: "[Until now ...
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Lung Cancer CT Screening Guidelines Revised
Older, current and former heavy smokers should receive annual, low-dose CT screening, according to revised guidelines published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on Sunday. The revised guidelines follow, and in the JAMA paper are accompanied by, a systematic review of evidence on the role of CT screening for individuals at higher risk of lung cancer. CT (computerised tomography ...
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HEALTH MATTERS: Early detection increases odds of beating lung cancer
Perhaps you break a rib during a fall or have trouble breathing because of an infection.
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Tuberculosis Increases Lung Cancer Mortality Risk In Elderly
Tuberculosis independently predicts death from lung cancer in the elderly, according to a new study from researchers in Hong Kong.
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Tuberculosis increases the risk of lung cancer mortality in the elderly
( American Thoracic Society ) Tuberculosis independently predicts death from lung cancer in the elderly, according to a new study from researchers in Hong Kong.
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