Lung Cancer
Opinion
Filling opioid prescriptions akin to a Sisyphean task
“Instead of preserving access to desperately needed pain medicine for those suffering with serious illness, states and insurers have aggressively...
News
Lung cancer now a growing public health threat
With 2 million new cases in 2020 and nearly 4 million by 2050, experts say air pollution and smoking will continue to drive new lung cancer cases...
News
Should all women be routinely screened for lung cancer?
Study suggests lung cancer screening guidelines should be reassessed to include all women, especially breast cancer survivors.
News
Lung cancer drug price trends cause alarm, highlight need for reform
Prescription oncology drugs may soon be unaffordable for most patients if the trends discovered in the present study continue.
News
Women at higher risk of serious adverse events from cancer therapy
As cancer treatment becomes increasingly individualized, “sex may be an important consideration.”
News
CMS updates lung screening criteria, more aligned with USPSTF
The expanded Medicare recommendation will address racial disparities associated with lung cancer.
Commentary
ctDNA shows promise for assessing lung cancer treatment response
These are critical therapies because they are given with the intention of improving the chance for cure.
News
Earlier diagnosis could prevent more than 20% of cancer deaths
Those figures translate to 2,064 to 2,677 fewer cancer deaths annually.
News
E-cigarettes don’t help smokers quit, suggests new research
Use of e-cigarettes did not appear to prevent former smokers from relapsing to standard cigarettes.
Opinion
“I didn’t want to meet you.” Dispelling myths about palliative care
This is the first installment of “Diminutio,” a column by Sarah D’Ambruoso, NP, a palliative care nurse in oncology. Today, she shares stories...