Lung Cancer
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No link between most cancers and depression/anxiety: Study
The findings “may help health professionals to alleviate feelings of guilt and self-blame in patients with cancer who attribute their diagnosis to...
Conference Coverage
Genetic profiles affect smokers’ lung cancer risk
“This is the first study to validate genetic factors associated with people who appear to be resistant to developing tobacco-related lung cancer...
Feature
How useful are circulating tumor cells for early diagnosis?
Their link with metastases, and thus with aggressive tumors, gives them an advantage over other (noninvasive or minimally invasive) biomarkers in...
Commentary
For NSCLC, neoadjuvant, adjuvant, or both?
I think it’s a great place for shared decision-making because if a patient hears about that and decides they’re not interested, I’ll be fine with...
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RFS failed as endpoint in adjuvant immunotherapy trials
“Our meta-analysis failed to find a significantly strong association between RFS and OS in RCTs of adjuvant immunotherapy,” the authors concluded...
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Short bursts of activity may cut cancer risk
Examples of such activity are vigorous housework, carrying heavy shopping bags around the grocery store, bursts of power walking, and playing high...
Conference Coverage
Do some randomized controlled trials stack the deck?
“In the ethical design of clinical trials, patients make important sacrifices to participate, and in exchange, the academic and clinical...
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Atezolizumab in NSCLC: Push the positive, bury the negative?
“We can’t tolerate over broad borderline deception that leads to poor and wasteful decision-making.”
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No benefit to adding limited radiation in advanced cancer
Median overall survival was not significantly better with radiotherapy, compared with the control group, nor was the objective response rate.
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Diabetes may short circuit pembrolizumab benefits in NSCLC
"There is an urgent need to validate our findings and explore whether outcomes in these patients can be improved by better glycemic control."