Lung Cancer
From the Journals
Case study: Maternal cervical cancer linked to neonate lung cancer
Researchers report two cases of lung cancer transmitted via the birth canal from mothers with cervical cancer.
From the Journals
U.S. cancer death rates drop for second year in a row
Mortality from cancer continues to decline in the United States, driven largely by major reductions in death rates from non–small cell lung cancer...
Conference Coverage
Two different radiation boost strategies reduce local failures in NSCLC
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA OKs osimertinib as first adjuvant drug for NSCLC
The approval is based on results of the ADAURA trial.
From the Journals
Patients with lung and blood cancers most vulnerable to COVID-19
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Rechallenge ‘reasonable’ for some with small-cell lung cancer
Carboplatin plus etoposide significantly prolonged progression-free survival, compared with topotecan, in patients with advanced or relapsed,...
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Lung cancer CT scan is chance for ‘opportunistic’ osteoporosis check
"CT provides a more direct volumetric measure [than DXA] and is likely a more accurate method for BMD assessment," one expert says.
From the Journals
Black patients with ES-SCLC get less chemo but have better survival
Conference Coverage
Immune checkpoint inhibitors don’t increase COVID-19 incidence or mortality, studies suggest
Cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors are not significantly more likely to develop or die from COVID-19, two studies suggest...
News from the FDA/CDC
50.6 million tobacco users are not a homogeneous group
Traditional cigarettes are the still the most popular choice, but young adults prefer the electronic variety.