Lung Cancer
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SBRT vs Surgery in CRC Lung Metastases: Which Is Better?
Researchers compared outcomes among 335 patients with lung metastases from CRC who underwent surgery or SBRT.
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Few Severe Toxicities After SBRT in Oligometastatic Cancer
SBRT, an alternative to chemotherapy and immunotherapy, offers treatment with a low rate (0.5%) of severe acute toxicities.
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Can Addressing Depression Reduce Chemo Toxicity in Older Adults?
Researchers evaluated whether greater reductions in grade 3 chemotherapy-related toxicities occurred with geriatric assessment-driven...
Original Research
Paclitaxel Drug-Drug Interactions in the Military Health System
This study sought to provide an overview of paclitaxel use, identify potential drugs that interact with the antineoplastic agent used to treat...
Original Research
Using Telehealth to Increase Lung Cancer Screening Referrals for At-Risk Veterans in Rural Communities
This proof-of-principle quality improvement project aimed to determine whether a telehealth intervention would increase lung cancer screening for...
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Primary Care: Try These Steps to Boost Lung Cancer Screens
Lung cancer is likely if caught early, but screening is uncommon, while colon and breast cancer are routine.
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New Trials in Lung Cancer: Could Your Patients Benefit?
A number of lung cancer trials are recruiting for NSCLC which is locally advanced, metastatic, and with or without mutations.
Conference Coverage
One Patient Changed This Oncologist’s View of Hope. Here’s How.
“How we think about hope directly influences patient care,” according to a professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York...
Conference Coverage
‘Groundbreaking’ Trial Shows Survival Benefits in Lung Cancer
Presentation on treatment for limited stage small cell lung cancer draws rounds of applause at the annual meeting of the American Society of...
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Obesity and Cancer: Untangling a Complex Web
Is gaining weight later in life better or worse for cancer risk than being overweight or obese from a young age?