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Risk Assessment and Reduction


  • New Data Strengthen the Link Between Air Pollution Exposure and Increased Lung Cancer Risk

    New Data Strengthen the Link Between Air Pollution Exposure and Increased Lung Cancer Risk

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Lung Cancer Screening, Risk Assessment and Reduction, WCLC News

    Researchers addressed the role of PM2.5 in lung cancer initiation and screening outcomes, as well as how genetic and air pollution scores can identify those at an increased risk.


  • Smoking Cessation in Lung Cancer Screening: The Latest Randomized Controlled Trial Evidence

    Smoking Cessation in Lung Cancer Screening: The Latest Randomized Controlled Trial Evidence

    By

    Andrea C. Johnson, PhD, MPH, et al.
    Early Detection & Screening, Risk Assessment and Reduction, Tobacco Control & Smoking Cessation

    The SCALE trials aim to uncover key elements of successful smoking cessation programs by evaluating various intervention combinations.


  • Climate Change-Fueled Natural Disasters and the Impacts on Lung Cancer Care

    Climate Change-Fueled Natural Disasters and the Impacts on Lung Cancer Care

    By

    Roselle De Guzman, MD
    Global Initiatives, Risk Assessment and Reduction

    In our continuing series on role the environment plays in thoracic oncology, Dr. Roselle De Guzman outlines the risks posed by our changing climate and the potential benefits of taking a proactive approach to reduce those risks.


  • Healthcare Community Can Still Take Action to Combat Effects of Climate Change

    Healthcare Community Can Still Take Action to Combat Effects of Climate Change

    By

    Leticia Nogueira, PhD, MPH
    Evolving Standards of Care, Global Initiatives, Risk Assessment and Reduction

    Dr. Leticia Nogueira says the time has come for the lung cancer community to champion environmentally responsible practices that help mitigate cancer risks and outcomes.


  • Where There’s Smoke: The Global Threat of Lung Cancer in Patients with No Smoking History and its Implications in Screening

    Where There’s Smoke: The Global Threat of Lung Cancer in Patients with No Smoking History and its Implications in Screening

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Early Detection & Screening, Meeting News, Risk Assessment and Reduction

    Dr. Lucia Viola says that access to genomic profiling is crucial for gathering information about patients who do not smoke.


  • Study Finds Correlations Between Certain Factors, Rates of Nodal Upstaging

    Study Finds Correlations Between Certain Factors, Rates of Nodal Upstaging

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Meeting News, Risk Assessment and Reduction, Surgical Oncology

    Dr. Stella Martinez recently shared the latest data and explored the challenges and opportunities in lung cancer surgery in Latin America.


  • Climate Change Increasingly Exposes Communities, Healthcare Systems to Unpredictable Circumstances

    Climate Change Increasingly Exposes Communities, Healthcare Systems to Unpredictable Circumstances

    By

    Leticia Nogueira, PhD, MPH
    Global Initiatives, Risk Assessment and Reduction

    The American Cancer Society’s Dr. Leticia Nogueira says lung cancer epitomizes the severe and inescapable threats climate change pose to cancer control activities.


  • Positive Impact of Asbestos Bans on Burden of Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer May Take Several Decades

    Positive Impact of Asbestos Bans on Burden of Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer May Take Several Decades

    By

    Krithika Subramanian, PhD
    Global Initiatives, Meeting News, Risk Assessment and Reduction, Society News

    Dr. Li said a considerable global burden of asbestos-related lung cancers and mesothelioma persists, even as beneficial impact of national asbestos bans are awaited.


  • Data Link Air Pollution Exposure to Oncogene-Driven Lung Cancer Diagnoses

    Data Link Air Pollution Exposure to Oncogene-Driven Lung Cancer Diagnoses

    By

    Fred Gebhart
    Meeting News, Risk Assessment and Reduction, WCLC News

    Dr. Yixian Crystal Chen recently presented results that demonstrate fine particulate matter poses health risks, even for those with no smoking history.


  • Climate Change, Pollution, War, and More Increasing Risk, Impacting Management of Lung Cancer Worldwide

    Climate Change, Pollution, War, and More Increasing Risk, Impacting Management of Lung Cancer Worldwide

    By

    Haleigh Behrman
    Meeting News, Risk Assessment and Reduction, WCLC News

    Dr. Leticia Nogueira and other experts explored non-tobacco factors that are playing a role in our evolving knowledge during a WCLC 24 plenary session.