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CT lends itself to opportunistic screening for osteoporosis
By Kate Madden Yee
Chest CT for indications such as lung cancer screening can also be used to screen for osteopenia or osteoporosis -- especially when an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that identifies regions of interest is added, a study published August 6 in Osteoporosis International suggests.
August 9, 2022
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IASLC: Air pollution exposure adds to lung cancer risk
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Long-term exposure to air pollution should be considered a risk factor for lung cancer in patients who have never smoked, according to research presented August 9 at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 2022 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna, Austria.
August 8, 2022
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IASLC: Smoking cessation works for patients with lung cancer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
People with lung cancer who participate in a smoking cessation program can achieve smoking abstinence rates of more than 30%, according to research presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) World Conference on Lung Cancer.
August 8, 2022
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IASLC: Second primary lung cancer as high as 8% among surgery patients
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The incidence of a second primary lung cancer among patients diagnosed with a first primary lung cancer can be as high as 8%, according to a presentation delivered 7 June at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) World Conference on Lung Cancer meeting.
August 7, 2022
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IASLC to release report on lung cancer screening obstacles
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) plans to release a report detailing the global obstacles to lung cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries.
August 7, 2022
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IASLC: Lung cancer disparities exist among younger, older adults
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Younger people diagnosed with lung cancer are more likely than older people to present with advanced disease, according to a presentation delivered June 7 at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) World Conference on Lung Cancer meeting in Vienna.
August 7, 2022
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NELSON lung screening protocol beats NLST for cancer detection
By Frances Rylands-Monk
In a face-off between CT lung cancer screening trials, the protocol used to analyze lung nodules in the Dutch-Belgian Randomized Lung Cancer Screening (NELSON) trial proved more sensitive than that used in the U.S. National Lung Screening Trial (NLST).
August 6, 2022
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RevealDx appoints Contextflow to distribute lung CAD in EU
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
RevealDx recently appointed Contextflow as its exclusive distributor in the European Union (EU) and selected territories, with the companies also offering trial installation discounts for select customers.
August 4, 2022
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CT screening evens out gender disparity in lung cancer mortality
By Brian Casey
Men with lung cancer have a much higher risk of mortality compared with women, says a new paper published August 1 in Lung Cancer. But this difference disappears if they got CT lung screening, suggesting that screening can even out gender disparities.
August 2, 2022
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Smaller lung airways heighten women's COPD risk
By Kate Madden Yee
The fact that women tend to have narrower lung airways heightens their risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) compared with male counterparts, a study published August 2 in Radiology has found.
August 1, 2022
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2-stage AI process helps grade severity of COVID on x-rays
By Brian Casey
A new two-stage process for using artificial intelligence (AI) to grade the severity of COVID-19 infection on chest x-rays could work better than existing AI-based algorithms, say researchers who described their process in a paper published July 27 in Scientific Reports.
July 28, 2022
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Do CT lung cancer screening rules need to be expanded again?
By Kate Madden Yee
Current guidelines on CT lung cancer screening from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) may not cover many current and former smokers who remain vulnerable to developing lung disease, a study published July 28 in JAMA Oncology has found.
July 28, 2022
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