Lung Cancer
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Bupropion-varenicline combo gave harder kick to smoking habits
Major Finding: Combination therapy was more effective than monotherapy at 12 weeks and at 26 weeks, but that difference disappeared at 1-year...
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USPSTF gives final recommendation on lung cancer screening
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Smoking cessation agents don’t raise serious CVD risks
Major Finding: Bupropion appeared to protect against minor or serious CVD events, varenicline showed no harmful or beneficial effect on minor or...
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18% of lung cancers caught by CT screening were indolent
Major Finding: An estimated 18% of lung cancers detected by low-dose CT screening in the National Lung Screening Trial were likely indolent and...
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Afatinib superior to chemotherapy for EGFR-mutated NSCLC
Major finding: Progression-free survival was significantly longer with afatinib (11.1 months) than with combination chemotherapy (6.9 months),...
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High schoolers smoking more cigars, pipes, e-cigarettes
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HPV prevalent in Hispanic nonsmokers with EGFR-positive lung cancer
Major finding: Progression-free survival was significantly greater in patients who were EGFR-positive/HPV-positive, compared with those who were...
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Inspiratory muscle training improved subjective breathlessness in lung cancer
Major finding: Inspiratory muscle training with a pressure threshold device improved self-reported patient measures of breathlessness and other...
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Cetuximab adds no benefit in stage III unresectable lung cancer
Major finding: Median survival in patients randomized to cetuximab was 23.1 months, compared with 23.5 months in patients not taking cetuximab;...
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Real-world snapshot of lung nodule management raises concerns
Major finding: Of patients sent to surgery for a suspicious lung nodule, 36% had benign disease.Data source: A retrospective study of 385 patients...