Lung Cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed in Singapore, accounting for over 13% of all cancers in males & almost 8% of all cancers in females.
Lung cancer.Focuses on the link between smoking and lung cancer. Lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States; Survival rate for lung cancer; Types and stages; Diagnosis.EBSCO_AspMayo Clinic Health Letter
Diagnosis of lung cancer may include imaging tests, such as a CT scan that can reveal small lesions in the lungs. Sputum cytology can also show the presence of lung cancer cells. Lastly, tissue samples from lung biopsy can help identify abnormal cells that can be cancerous.¹ Treatment opt...
Risk factors for lung cancer may include exposure to smoke (either first- or second-hand) and previous radiation therapy (especially in the chest) for a previous diagnosis. Exposure to cancer-causing substances such as carcinogens—including asbestos, arsenic, chromium, and nickel—may increase the...
Experts hope these findings could lead to research into usingsenescenceand the associated secreted chemicals as part of a screening program to provide earlierlung cancerdiagnosis. Further research is needed, the team adds, such asclinical trialsto confirm whether the drug is effective in humans. ...
PURPOSE: To evaluate a large cohort of patients at high risk for lung cancer by using screening with low-dose spiral computed tomography (CT) of the chest. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective cohort study was performed with 1,520 individuals aged 50 years or older who had smoked 20 pack-...
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths globally. Of the three main types of lung cancer: including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), small cell lung cancer (SCL) and mesothelioma (cancer of the lining of the lung); NSCLC is the most common,
Screening for lung cancer. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: With the development of newer forms of technology such as low-dose spiral computed tomography, there has been a resurgent interest in sc... DM Eddy - 《Cancer Treat Res》 被引量: 86发表: 1989年 The early diagnosis of lung cancer Screening for...
《临床肺癌》(Clinical Lung Cancer)是一本以医学-肿瘤学综合研究为特色的国际期刊。该刊由Elsevier出版商创刊于1999年,刊期Bimonthly。该刊已被国际重要权威数据库SCIE收录。期刊聚焦医学-肿瘤学领域的重点研究和前沿进展,及时刊载和报道该领域的研究成果,致力于成为该领域同行进行快速学术交流的信息窗口与平台。该刊202...
Clinical Lung Cancer is a peer-reviewed bimonthly journal that publishes original articles describing various aspects of clinical and translational research of lung cancer. Clinical Lung Cancer is devoted to articles on detection, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of lung cancer. The main emphasis ...