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Weighing the Risks of Lung Cancer Screening: Wake Forest University's Dr. James Urbanic discusses the risks, ben... http://bit.ly/9pM3gy
ACP: Internal Medicine 2012 News - 21 April 2012
acpinternist.org — “ACP: Internal Medicine 2012 News - 21 April 2012” View full resource at acpinternist.org
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Research explores power of offering colon cancer screening options
news-medical.net — “Researchers find that when given a choice of methods, more people will opt to get screened for colon cancer. Meanwhile, a separate study found that insurance coverage of lung cancer screenings for high-risk patients could prevent -- at a low cost -- thousands of deaths annually.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Lung Cancer News: Research explores power of offering colon cancer screening options: Researchers find that when... http://t.co/gJvDwwS8
Lung Cancer Alliance Comments on CDC's New Ad Campaign - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: Calls For Inclusion of Low Dose CT Screening For Those At High Risk For Lung Cancer” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
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Lung Cancer Alliance Comments on CDC's New Ad Campaign: Calls For Inclusion of Low Dose CT Screening For Those A... http://t.co/H4nhG3WH
Oncimmune® (USA) LLC Experiences Increased Interest in EarlyCDT®-Lung as Doctors Place New Emphasis on Lung Cancer Screening with CT, in Response to Landmark NLST Study - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: Research released by the National Lung Cancer Screening Trials (NLST) found that early detection, enabled by low-dose CT scans, resulted in a 20% reduction in lung cancer mortality in a high risk patient population. Doctors and researchers at Oncimmune® are already reporting that these NLST findings, announced earlier this year, are having a noticeable impact on the way physicianses diagnose and monitor lung cancer.DeSoto, Kan. ...” View full resource at news.yahoo.com
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Medical News: Make CT Scans Part of Lung Cancer Screen, Group Says - in Oncology/Hematology, Lung Cancer from MedPage Today
medpagetoday.com — “Patients at high risk for lung cancer should have regular screening with low-dose CT scans, according to guidelines issued by a consortium of the nation's major cancer centers.” View full resource at medpagetoday.com
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Make CT scans part of lung cancer screen, group says: http://t.co/S7bKkPG0
LCA hails NCCN for lung cancer screening guidelines
news-medical.net — “Today Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) hailed the leadership of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) for being the first professional society to recommend low-dose CT screening for high risk individuals and to develop comprehensive clinical practice guidelines on lung cancer screening.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Lung Cancer News: LCA hails NCCN for lung cancer screening guidelines: Today Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) hailed t... http://t.co/OmFAqTX9
New genetic screening program for families at high risk of colorectal cancer
news-medical.net — “UT Southwestern Medical Center has developed a new lifesaving genetic screening program for families at high risk of contracting colorectal cancer, a deadly yet highly preventable form of cancer.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Men's Health: Do You Need a Better Lung Cancer Screening? | Men's Health News
news.menshealth.com — “CT scans reduce lung cancer mortality in long-time smokers. But they also come with risks, and a high price tag. Here's what you need to know.” View full resource at news.menshealth.com
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If you’re a smoker, you NEED to get a CT scan. Here’s why: http://ow.ly/5x34y
Health | Study explores benefits, risks of lung cancer screens | The Detroit News
detnews.com — “Full results of a big study that showed some smokers' lives could be saved by screening with lung scans now reveal more clearly what the risks are: There's a good chance of a false alarm.” View full resource at detnews.com
Most Recently Shared on July 3, 2011 at 10:10 am By:
Study explores benefits, risks of lung cancer screens: Full results of a big study that showed some smokers' liv... http://bit.ly/jChGEo
Study confirms benefits of low-dose spiral CT scans for lung cancer detection
news-medical.net — “The New England Journal of Medicine's (NEJM) headline today read, "Reduced Lung Cancer Mortality with Low-Dose Computed Tomographic CT Screening," ending a long controversy over the use of an existing but underutilized early detection tool for those at risk for Lung Cancer. Preliminary results of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) were first released on November 4, 2010 and confirmed today.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Lung Cancer News: Study confirms benefits of low-dose spiral CT scans for lung cancer detection: The New England... http://bit.ly/l3DK1h
Women with ovarian cancer do not benefit from CA-125 and transvaginal ultrasound
news-medical.net — “In a clinical trial that included nearly 80,000 women, those who received ovarian cancer screening did not have a reduced risk of death from ovarian cancer compared to women who received usual care, but did have an increase in invasive medical procedures and associated harms as a result of being screened, according to a study in the June 8 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on cancer.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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Ovarian Cancer News: Women with ovarian cancer do not benefit from CA-125 and transvaginal ultrasound: In a clin... http://bit.ly/iS7PHS
Lung Cancer Alliance, Legacy®, Panel of Lung Cancer Experts Call for a Comprehensive Approach to Reduce Mortality Rates - Health News - redOrbit
redorbit.com — “Panelists Agree Strategy Must Include Low Dose CT Screening for Those Most at Risk for Lung Cancer WASHINGTON, May 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A united call for a comprehensive plan to address lung cancer by leading public health and medical experts was the result of a national forum entitled, ''Out of the Shadows: Lung Cancer and Screening'', co-hosted by Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) and Legacy® on May 9th, at the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, DC with support from leading na” View full resource at redorbit.com
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Lymph Node Dissection Is Not Essential In Small Screen-Detected Lung Cancers - Health News - redOrbit
redorbit.com — “Lymph node dissection, the current standard surgical treatment for localized non-small cell lung cancers, may be unnecessary in certain screen-detected early stage cases.” View full resource at redorbit.com
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Lymph Node Dissection Is Not Essential In Small Screen-Detected Lung Cancers: Risk of nodal metastases is low, s... http://bit.ly/eki2C0
CT Scans May Offer Major Advance In Lung Cancer Detection - Health News Story - WPLG Miami
justnews.com — “WESTON, Fla. -- Results of the study raise questions about the viability of screening high-risk patients. Monday, January 17, 2011.” View full resource at justnews.com
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CT Scans May Offer Major Advance In Lung Cancer Detection: Results of the study raise questions about the viabil... http://bit.ly/eq7VMa
Weighing CT risks in lung cancer fight - Times Union
timesunion.com — “A major national study confirmed that CT scans detect lung cancer much earlier than standard chest X-rays, but don't go running out to get a scan. Awareness of radiation-related cancer has been a constant news headline as public health officials have warned Americans to limit their exposure to radiation -- especially the powerful doses from CT scans. Half the study volunteers received chest X-rays and the other half underwent low-dose CT scans. During the study, 442 people in the X-ray group die” View full resource at timesunion.com
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Weighing CT risks in lung cancer fight: A major national study confirmed that CT scans detect lung cancer much e... http://bit.ly/awQNry
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