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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. and the second most common cancer diagnosed annually, according to the American Cancer Society. The USPSTF currently recommends annual screening with low-dose computed tomography in adults aged 50 to 80 years who have a 20 pack-a-...
In 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and commercial insurance plans began covering lung cancer screening (LCS) without patient cost-sharing for all plans. We explore the impact of enrolling into a deductible plan on the utilization of LCS services despite having no out-of-pocket...
Retrospective (post-hoc) analyses of lung cancer screening studies enable researchers the unique opportunity of identifying sub-cohorts of patients who are at greatest risk of lung cancer. In these real-world studies (1-3), the lung cancers are diagnosed prospectively and the subjects are broadly...
Liver lesions are common. The best data on population-based prevalence comes from incidental findings in scans ordered for reasons unrelated to the risk of liver lesions. For example, among 17,309 people receiving cross- sectional imaging ordered for lung cancer screening, 6.1% had liver lesions....
“In addition to cancer prevention behaviors, it is important for cancer survivors to undergo surveillance and screening for second cancers,” said Keegan. “Making this part of routine survivorship care allows for second cancers to be diagnosed as early as possible.” Keegan THM, Bleyer ...
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Women had an optimistic bias in relation to breast cancer risk and severity and barriers to having a screening mammogram but not in relation to the ... VA Clarke,H Lovegrove,A Williams,... - 《Journal of Behavioral Medicine》 被引量: 224发表: 2000年 加载更多来源...
Blood testing to check for specific gene mutations3 Bone marrow biopsy, which removes a sample of bone marrow for evaluation Cancer screening tests, if indicated When a High Platelet Count May Be Concerning A high platelet count may be worrisome if: ...
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are the major cellular component of the tumor microenvironment and are known to affect tumor growth and response to various treatments. This study was undertaken to investigate the crosstalk between tumor-matched or unmatched CAFs and head and neck squamous cell ca...