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Interim NADIM ADJUVANT Data Suggest Adjuvant Chemo-IO May Reduce Recurrence Risk in Patients Following Complete Resection
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Final FLAURA2 OS Data Show Osimertinib Plus Chemo Offers Benefit Compared with Monotherapy
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Potential Impact of GLP1-RAs on TKI-induced Weight Gain in Patients with NSCLC
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No “Known” Risk Factors: The Health Consequences of Radiation Therapy
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Discussion Covered Updates, Strategies, and Controversies in Lung Cancer Staging
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No PFS, OS Benefit Seen in Final Results from PACIFIC-2
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WCLC Attendees Hear Preview of Proposed Changes for the 9th Edition of the TNM Staging Classification for Thoracic Cancers
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Treatment of Immunotherapy-Related Dermatologic Toxicities: An Interview with Dr. Mario Lacouture
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COCOON’s Prophylactic Regimen Resulted in Decreased Incidence and Severity of Dermatologic-related Adverse Events
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The COCOON trial compared SOC with prophylactic management for treatment-related dermatologic events with amivantamab plus lazertinib. In this Q&A, Dr. Martin F. Dietrich explains the prophylactic regimen’s impact on effects of the skin, scalp, and nails. APP Alyson Singer offers best practices for patient education.
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Multidisciplinary Tumor Board: A Single Institution’s Perspective
By Ari Rosenberg, MD Posted: June 24, 2020 As 7:00 AM approaches, the ninth-floor conference room slowly fills as team members file in and find their seats. The senior radiation oncologist identifies his seat in the front row, carefully placing his stack of index cards on the table before him, each identifying a patient’s…
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Losing the Personal Touch in the Digital World
By Rebecca Matthias, MD Posted: June 10, 2020 Ms. Matthias is a patient with lung cancer who, along with so many, has transitioned to telehealth. Ms. Matthias lives in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, but she typically travels to Michigan for her preferred provider. Below are her thoughts on the success of patient–physician communication during the COVID-19…
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Adapting to the New Virtual Environment: Telehealth Can Be a Patient-First Approach
By Brendon Stiles, MD Posted: June 10, 2020 Imagine living in a city with more than 180,000 reported cases of COVID-19 and more than 24,000 deaths. Next imagine asking your patients with lung cancer to come into the heart of that city, to a hospital that has cared for hundreds of those patients infected…
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Telehealth Is Not a One-Size-Fits-All Approach
By Narjust Duma, MD Posted: June 10, 2020 During the past 8 weeks, we have heard how many of our colleagues and cancer centers are switching to telehealth. Two things are clear during this pandemic. The first is that cancer centers cannot wait—most cancer procedures and treatments are not elective, and our patients need their…
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Patient, Provider Safety Paramount During Pandemic: Telehealth Benefits Are Numerous
By Mary Jo Fidler, MD Posted: June 10, 2020 Healthcare systems in the United States have been slow to adopt telehealth, in part, due to regulatory limitations, patient privacy concerns, and less reimbursement potential.1 However, at the same time, there has been an enormous effort to incorporate electronic health records (EHR) driven by programs…
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SHAWL: Largest Study of Its Kind Evaluates Sexual Dysfunction in Women With Lung Cancer
By Narjust Duma, MD Posted: July 31, 2020 In the past 10 years, we have seen significant progress in the treatment options for patients with NSCLC and SCLC, improving OS and quality of life. Thanks to those advances, lung cancer survivorship is a reality, and every day, more survivors are living full lives while receiving…
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Global Warming, COVID-19, and Lung Cancer: Why Lung Cancer Doctors Should Care About Climate Change
By Joan H. Schiller, MD Posted: August 13, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic burst upon the world stage with startling force at the beginning of this year. The issues of climate change and global warming have been around somewhat longer—decades, in fact—but are only coming slowly to the public’s attention. What do these two events have…
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Telehealth Successes and Challenges
Posted: June 9, 2020 Across specialties, COVID-19 has resulted in increased patient anxiety and decreased in-person appointments. The rapid uptake of telehealth has, for some, widened disparity gaps and been an obstacle in maintaining patient–physician relationships; for others, telehealth has presented an opportunity to provide consistent long-term care to patients in the safety and comfort…
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Making Mesothelioma Patient Research Happen: The United Kingdom Experience
By Liz Darlison, MBE, EN, RN, BSc, MSc; Clare Gardiner, PhD, BSc (hons); Catherine Henshall, MN, RN, MA, PhD; and Angela M. Tod, PhD, MSc, MMedSci, BA (hons), RN Posted: June 9, 2020 The United Kingdom has the highest incidence of mesothelioma in the world. More than 2,700 people in the United Kingdom are diagnosed…
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