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Analysis: Don't screen low-risk people for lung cancer -- ever
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - Screening lower-risk individuals snuffs out the benefit of CT lung cancer screening while multiplying the costs and risks of the technology, according to a presentation on Tuesday at the 2012 American Thoracic Society meeting.
May 22, 2012
Lung cancer group blasts CT screening guidelines
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Lung cancer advocacy group Lung Cancer Alliance is criticizing guidelines for CT lung screening from a recently released study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, calling the guidelines "pessimistic."
May 21, 2012
Chemo with RT recommended for stage III lung cancer in elderly
By Cynthia E. Keen
The combination of chemotherapy and concurrent radiation therapy (RT) lengthened survival for elderly patients with unresectable stage III non-small cell lung cancer, according to a report by Japanese researchers published online May 22 in Lancet Oncology.
May 21, 2012
New guidelines support CT lung screening -- with caveats
By Eric Barnes
SAN FRANCISCO - New clinical guidelines released this week support the use of CT to screen high-risk individuals for lung cancer. But while the guidelines are the next step toward large-scale screening, they advise the scans only for individuals ages 55 to 74 who have more than 30 pack-years of smoking history.
May 20, 2012
Multiplanar MIPs show more pulmonary nodules
By Erik L. Ridley
Conventional axial CT scans may not be up for the job of detecting all pulmonary nodules, but maximum intensity projection (MIP) postprocessing can lend a much-needed helping hand, Australian researchers have found.
May 13, 2012
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Slow USPSTF lung cancer CT screening review draws ire
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lung Cancer Alliance, Legacy, and Prevent Cancer Foundation are protesting what they believe is an "unconscionable delay" in the federal government's review of CT screening for those at high risk for lung cancer and have asked Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to intervene.
May 9, 2012
In an emergency, iPad can handle pulmonary embolism
By Erik L. Ridley
When pulmonary embolism (PE) is suspected in an emergency room patient, there's no time to waste. Offering equivalent diagnostic performance to a PACS workstation, Apple's iPad just might be the tool to speed diagnosis, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
May 7, 2012
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New lung screening trial combines blood test with CT
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new trial at National Jewish Health in Denver is combining CT with a blood test in an effort to detect lung cancer earlier and more effectively.
May 3, 2012
ARRS: CT radiation far less risky than underlying disease
By Eric Barnes
The long-term risk of future cancers associated with CT scans has been under scrutiny for years, but those risks aren't remotely as serious as the risk of dying from the diseases CT is used to diagnose, concluded a study presented on Tuesday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) meeting in Vancouver.
April 30, 2012
American Lung Association supports CT screening for smokers
By Eric Barnes
Based on mounting evidence that lung cancer screening with CT can save lives, the American Lung Association on Monday recommended CT lung cancer screening for smokers and former smokers. The move is a major step toward the development of a population-based CT screening program in the U.S.
April 22, 2012
Most CTPA scans are negative even in highest-risk population
By Eric Barnes
The scan radiologists love to hate can be a lifesaver. Yet most CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) scans for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) come up negative, even in the population that might be expected to have the greatest risk: patients presenting to the emergency department with symptoms suggestive of PE.
April 17, 2012
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Additional CT recommended when FNA is negative
By Eric Barnes
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) appears to be the best way to diagnose lung cancer when low-dose CT finds suspicious lesions, but it can produce false negatives, according to a new study in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.
April 15, 2012
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