The article discusses the guidelines issued by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer and other organizations and endorsed by the American Society of Clinical Oncology on epidermal growth factor receptor mutations and anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene translocations. It mentions targeted ...
Oncologists are encouraged by the number of immunotherapies to treat non-small cell lung cancer, but they still want more options, especially for advanced cases, according to a new Harris Poll ...
Cigarette smoking is by far the most common preventable cause of lung cancer in our society, and is therefore responsible for the leading cause of cancer death in both men and women. Physicians are uniquely positioned to impact smoking rates, but frequently fail to address the issue in practice...
K Politi,RS Herbst - 《Clinical Cancer Research An Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Research》 被引量: 56发表: 2015年 Genomic Profiling of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Community Settings: Gaps and Opportunities However, adherence to genomic testing guidelines could ...
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common, but even within NSCLC, there are many different subtypes that are distinguished by genetic mutations and alterations. For patients with a type of lung cancer called ROS1+ NSCLC, the ROS1 gene has joined with...
With the release of the survival results from the NELSON lung cancer screening trial there is now additional evidence that low-dose computed tomography (LD
Talk to your healthcare provider: Ask the healthcare provider who found or suspects your cancer for recommendations. Ask for two or three names and what their specialties are. Don't be afraid to ask, "If you or someone you loved were in my situation, whom would you go to for treatment...
Comparison of Recommendations by Urologists and Radiation Oncologists for Treatment of Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer FDA drug approval summary: bevacizumab (Avastin) as treatment of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme. Oncologist 14 Observer variation in target volume delineation of lung cancer related to...
relapse,” Alvarnas explains, “and we remain a phone call away as things change for that patient.” A 2021 study led by Alvarnas’s colleague Howard West found that in 28 percent of lung cancer cases, AccessHope experts recommended a different course of treatment than what was locally ...
Early intervention is vital in curing certain types of cancer, most notably glandular and breast cancer, and is helpful in improving quality of life for patients with most other types of cancer. Latest statistics from national tumor register center shows that 271 in every 100,000 people develop ...