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  • Tobacco Endgame: A Critical Frontier for Lung Cancer Prevention and Equity

    Tobacco Endgame: A Critical Frontier for Lung Cancer Prevention and Equity

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    Babalola Faseru, MBChB, MPH, CPH, CPAHA, FSRNT, et al.
    Global Initiatives, Lung Cancer Risk Reduction & Prevention, Tobacco Control & Smoking Cessation

    Drs. Babalola Faseru and Carolyn Dresler outline strategies to shift the paradigm from tobacco control to tobacco elimination, including expanded cessation and early-detection infrastructure.

  • Rescission of EPA Finding Prompts Concern About Impacts on Cancer Care

    Rescission of EPA Finding Prompts Concern About Impacts on Cancer Care

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    Taylor Fithian
    Global Initiatives, Lung Cancer Risk Reduction & Prevention

    Experts, including Dr. Joan H. Schiller, warn of devastating impacts to public health and the environment after the US government shuts down federal efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

  • National Report Shows Rising Lung Cancer Survival Rates but Gaps in Early Detection

    National Report Shows Rising Lung Cancer Survival Rates but Gaps in Early Detection

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    Taylor Fithian
    Early Detection & Screening, Evolving Standards of Care, Lung Cancer Risk Reduction & Prevention

    The ALA’s 2025 State of Lung Cancer report highlights survival gains while revealing persistent disparities in diagnosis, treatment, and access to biomarker testing.

  • Potential Improvement in Lung Cancer Deaths and Overall Mortality With Integration of Smoking Cessation and Lung Cancer Screening

    Potential Improvement in Lung Cancer Deaths and Overall Mortality With Integration of Smoking Cessation and Lung Cancer Screening

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    Lung Cancer Risk Reduction & Prevention

    By Lawson Eng, MD, FRCPC, and William K. Evans, MD, FRCPC Posted: August 21, 2020 IN REFERENCE TO: Cao P, Jeon J, Levy DT, et al. Potential impact of cessation interventions at the point of lung cancer screening on lung cancer and overall mortality in the United States. J Thorac Oncol. 2020. [Epub ahead of…

  • Smoking Cessation After Cancer Diagnosis: A Neglected Problem

    Smoking Cessation After Cancer Diagnosis: A Neglected Problem

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    Lung Cancer Risk Reduction & Prevention

    By Jacek Jassem, MD, PhD, and Carolyn Dresler, MD, MPA Posted: August 21, 2020 The world is currently overwhelmed with cases of the novel virus COVID-19 and its devastating death toll. We acknowledge that finding a treatment, cure, and vaccine is currently our nations’ first responsibility. Amidst this, however, all of our underlying diseases continue…

  • Sustained Funding Vital for Smoking-Cessation Efforts

    Sustained Funding Vital for Smoking-Cessation Efforts

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    Lung Cancer Risk Reduction & Prevention

    By Leah K. LawrencePosted: August 21, 2020 In July 2019, England’s government announced its goal to make the country “smoke free” by 2030.1 That may be easier said than done, however, according to a new joint report put out by Action on Smoking Health (ASH) and Cancer Research UK (CRUK).2 The annual report showed that…

  • Disparities in Meeting Eligibility Criteria for Lung Cancer Screening

    Disparities in Meeting Eligibility Criteria for Lung Cancer Screening

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    Lung Cancer Risk Reduction & Prevention

    By Kim L. Sandler, MD, Melinda C. Aldrich, MPH, PhD, and Jeffrey D. Blume, PhD Posted: April 16, 2020 IN REFERENCE TO: Aldrich MC, Mercaldo SF, Sandler KL, Blot WJ, Grogan EL, Blume JD. Evaluation of USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines Among African American Adult Smokers. JAMA Oncol. 2019 Jun 27. [Epub ahead of print].…

  • A Cloud-Based Computerized System for the Korean Lung Cancer Screening Project

    A Cloud-Based Computerized System for the Korean Lung Cancer Screening Project

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    Lung Cancer Risk Reduction & Prevention

    By Jin Mo Goo, MD, PhD, and Yeol Kim, MD, MPH, PhD Posted: April 16, 2020 Dr. Jin Mo Goo Dr. Yeol Kim                       In 2015, based on the evidence from the National Lung Screening Trial, the Korean multisociety collaborative committee developed and published a…

  • Improving Lung Nodule Evaluation Through Identification of Additional Features

    Improving Lung Nodule Evaluation Through Identification of Additional Features

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    Lung Cancer Risk Reduction & Prevention

    By David Yankelevitz, MD Posted: August 14, 2019 IN REFERENCE TO: Peikert T, Rajagopalan S, Karwoski RA, et al. Novel high-resolution computed tomography-based radiomic classifier for screen-identified pulmonary nodules in the National Lung Screening Trial. PLoS One. 2018;13(10). e0196910 The article “Novel high-resolution computed tomography-based radiomic classifier for screen-identified pulmonary nodules in the National Lung Screening…

  • The IASLC’s Spotlight on Screening

    The IASLC’s Spotlight on Screening

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    Lung Cancer Risk Reduction & Prevention

    By James L. Mulshine, MD, and John K. Field, PhD, FRCPath Posted: March 1, 2019  The IASLC is supporting a new early thoracic CT image archive to encourage both quality measures and research for early lung cancer detection and management. This effort, the IASLC’s Early Lung Imaging Confederation (ELIC), is planned to have global reach…

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