3D Model of Lung Nodules Reduces Anxiety for Patients While Helping Them Understand Their Cancer Risk
Beth Fand IncollingoThousands of Americans each year learn that CT chest screening has identified nodules on their lungs and, as a result, they often experience distress, fear, and confusion about their cancer […] Read more
Modeling Analyses Show That Expansions in Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines to Better Capture Underrepresented Populations Still Need Work
Kara Nyberg, PhDTwo abstracts presented at the 2020 World Conference on Lung Cancer shed light on how changes in current screening guidelines can influence lung cancer detection rates, specifically among underrepresented populations. […] Read more
Improved Screening Uptake Could Help Double Lung Cancer Survival by 2025
Beth Fand IncollingoBetween 60% and 65% of patients with lung cancer receive their diagnoses at stage III or IV, meaning that one-third are unaware of their disease when radical surgery, either alone […] Read more
Lung Cancer Screening Study in East Asia Successful at Identifying Early-Stage Disease
TALENT, a national lung cancer screening study conducted in Taiwan in 12,011 individuals, uncovered the presence of lung cancer in 2.6% of the study population (Abstract PS01.02). These results are […] Read more