Lung Cancer Journal Articles

• Risk Stratification of Adrenal Masses By (18F)FDG PET/CT Learn more about the role of 18F-FDG-PET/CT in the malignancy risk stratification of adrenal masses.
  Clinical Endocrinology, February 19, 2021
• Lung Cancer Cytology in the Times of Coronavirus Cytopathology plays a key role in the diagnosis and management of lung cancer. In what ways has the current pandemic impacted the handling and processing of these samples?
  Translational Lung Cancer Research, February 04, 2021
• Delivering the 2020 USPSTF Preventive Care Recommendations Do the patient hours required to deliver the 2020 USPSTF recommended preventive care services place unrealistic expectations on already overwhelmed providers?
  American Journal of Public Health, February 04, 2021
• Ethnic Disparities in Imaging Utilization at NSCLC Diagnosis Racial and ethnic minority groups may be less likely to receive appropriate imaging at the time of non-small cell lung cancer diagnosis. What can be done to address these inequities?
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, January 26, 2021
• Treatments for Combined Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Which treatment strategies should be considered for this rare subtype of small cell lung cancer?
  Translational Lung Cancer Research, January 04, 2021
• Recent Trends in Adjuvant Chemotherapy Use in Elderly NSCLC A new study examined recent trends in the patterns of use of adjuvant chemotherapy among elderly patients with lung cancer. What have we learned?
  Translational Lung Cancer Research, December 04, 2020
• Cancer Prevention and Screening for Older Adults This review addresses special considerations regarding prevention and early identification of lung, colorectal, bladder, and kidney cancer for adults aged 65 and older.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, November 18, 2020
• Novel Candidate Susceptibility Genes for Pancreatic Cancer A new study has identified genes associated with pancreatic cancer susceptibility, which could have important future implications for assessing genetic cancer risk.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute, November 17, 2020
• Impact of HCV Treatment on Risk of Non-hepatic Cancers Does HCV treatment significantly reduce incidence of non-hepatic cancers among patients with HCV infection?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, November 16, 2020
• Uniportal Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Lung Cancer Should this procedure have a role in the treatment of lung cancer? A new consensus statement provides guidance and recommendations.
  Translational Lung Cancer Research, November 05, 2020
• Update on Lung Cancer Screening What progress has been made in lung cancer screening, and what challenges remain? Find out what there is to know.
  Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, November 03, 2020
• Albuminuria, Kidney Function, and Cancer Risk This study investigated how measurements of kidney function were independently associated with overall and site-specific cancer incidence.
  American Journal of Epidemiology, October 27, 2020
• Serum, Saliva Bimarkers in Men With Prostate Cancer and BPH This study evaluated biomarkers in saliva which might potentially be useful for noninvasive screening for early detection of prostate cancer.
  Laboratory Medicine, October 21, 2020
• Prognostic Biomarkers in NSCLC Treated With Immunotherapy What can these potential biomarkers tell us about the prognosis of immunotherapy-treated non-small cell lung cancer?
  Translational Lung Cancer Research, October 05, 2020
• Small Cell Lung Cancer: Diagnosis and Management Advances Get up-to-date on the most current diagnostic and treatment modalities for small cell lung cancer.
  Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, October 02, 2020
• Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Cancer After Transplant Learn more about the risks and benefits of treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors in transplant patients with cancer.
  American Journal of Transplantation, September 30, 2020
• Mycobacterial Testing Trends, United States, 2009-2015 A new report examines the rates of mycobacterial testing and the prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria lung disease in recent years.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases, September 23, 2020
• Safety of Flu Vaccine in Cancer Patients on Pembrolizumab A new study finds that it is safe for pembrolizumab-treated cancer patients to receive an influenza vaccination, with no increase in reported adverse events.
  Journal of Oncology Practice, September 15, 2020
• Atezolizumab-associated Encephalitis in Metastatic Lung Cancer This case demonstrates encephalitis as an rare but potentially serious adverse event associated with the immune checkpoint inhibitor atezolizumab.
  Journal of Medical Case Reports, September 07, 2020
• Role of Chest Radiographs in Early Lung Cancer Detection Low-dose CT is traditionally used in the screening of patients at risk for lung cancer, but it has its limitations. Might chest radiography provide a viable alternative?
  Translational Lung Cancer Research, September 04, 2020