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JAMA editorials seek middle ground in Medicare payment for CT lung screening
By Eric Barnes
Two new editorials in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggest new ways to navigate the gulf between advocates and skeptics of CT lung cancer screening by placing limitations -- for now, at least -- on the screening of Medicare-aged smokers.
September 29, 2014
CT lung screening gets Consumer Reports green light
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Consumer Reports has included CT lung cancer screening on a list of cancer tests that consumers should receive.
September 24, 2014
JAMA: PET falls short in areas with widespread lung disease
By Wayne Forrest
A new study in the September 24 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association found that FDG-PET has sharply lower specificity for diagnosing lung cancer in geographic regions where infectious lung disease is common. The findings could affect how PET is used for following up CT lung screening studies.
September 24, 2014
Lung cancer patients do better when they quit smoking
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have quit smoking or never started in the first place have a lower risk of developing secondary primary lung cancers than NSCLC patients who keep smoking, according to a study presented at the just-completed American Society for Radiation Oncology meeting.
September 18, 2014
ASTRO: Surgery beats rad therapy for some lung cancers
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer who are otherwise healthy do better over time when they undergo conventional surgical treatment rather than radiosurgery, according to a new study presented on Wednesday at the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) meeting in San Francisco.
September 17, 2014
ASTRO: Manuka honey no help for esophagitis pain
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Don't depend on manuka honey to relieve esophagitis pain due to radiation therapy, according to a study presented at this week's American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in San Francisco.
September 14, 2014
Mich. researchers hope to revamp lung CT image processing
By Eric Barnes
A new study at the University of Michigan aims to speed up image processing for low-dose CT lung cancer scans in the hopes of reducing reconstruction times to just a few minutes, which should result in lower radiation doses to patients.
September 11, 2014
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MITA lauds low-dose CT Medicare study
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Medical Imaging and Technology Alliance (MITA) is applauding a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine that supports the value of low-dose CT lung imaging for high-risk Medicare-eligible patients.
September 9, 2014
NLST: CT lung screening more effective for older smokers
By Eric Barnes
A new analysis of data from the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) has found that CT lung cancer screening is more effective for older smokers than younger ones. The study, published online Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, is sure to shape the roiling debate over whether Medicare should pay for CT lung screening.
September 7, 2014
JACR: CT lung screens better than thought
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
CT lung cancer screening is even more effective than previously estimated and will benefit a broader range of people, according to two new studies published online August 28 in the Journal of the American College of Radiology.
September 7, 2014
Study finds CT lung cancer screening highly cost-effective
By Eric Barnes
CT lung cancer screening is cost-effective in the Medicare-aged population, concludes a new study published in American Health and Drug Benefits that was tailored specifically to older individuals undergoing lung cancer screening with CT. Proponents of the exam hope it will add impetus to efforts to win Medicare reimbursement.
September 1, 2014
Tomosynthesis can replace CT for many chest exams
By Brian Casey
A new study by Swedish radiologists performed under real-world conditions indicates that digital chest tomosynthesis can replace CT for a number of lung exams, saving both money and radiation dose. The research confirms previous studies on the role tomo can play in carving out a middle ground between CT and conventional chest radiography.
September 1, 2014
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