Medscape InDiscussion: Lung Cancer

Drs Jacob Sands and Chi-Fu J. Yang discuss lung cancer screening trials and the intersection of guidelines and clinical judgment in evaluation of suspicious nodules.

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Resources

Rescue Lung Society https://rescuelung.org/

Lung Cancer https://www.medscape.com/resource/lungcancer/rc-lungcancer2

American Lung Cancer Screening Initiative https://www.alcsi.org/

Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/280104-overview

Lung Cancer: Screening https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening

Reduced Lung-cancer Mortality With Low-dose Computed Tomographic Screening https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21714641/

Reduced Lung-cancer Mortality With Volume CT Screening in a Randomized Trial https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31995683/

Low-dose CT Scan https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/low-dose-ct-scan

NELSON Study Shows CT Screening for Nodule Volume Management Reduces Lung Cancer Mortality by 26 Percent in Men https://www.iaslc.org/iaslc-news/press-release/nelson-study

Prolonged Lung Cancer Screening Reduced 10-year Mortality in the MILD Trial: New Confirmation of Lung Cancer Screening Efficacy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30937431/

Statistical Essentials in Interpreting Clinical Trials https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/863840

American Lung Association State of Lung Cancer https://www.lung.org/research/state-of-lung-cancer

Lung CT Screening Reporting & Data System (Lung-RADS®) https://www.acr.org/Clinical-Resources/Reporting-and-Data-Systems/Lung-Rads

Surgical Outcomes in a Large, Clinical, Low-dose Computed Tomographic Lung Cancer Screening Program https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26209493/

Navigational Bronchoscopy: A Guide Through History, Current Use, and Developing Technology https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32642249/

PET Scan https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/pet-scan

Lung Screening Benefits and Challenges: A Review of the Data and Outline for Implementation https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33188913/