Search results for "Lung cancer"
Infusion sets, heparin recalled
This column reviews details on recent recalls, warnings, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/10/infusion-sets-heparin-recalled.htm
1 Oct 2020
Warning on HCV treatments; more cancer drugs approved
This update also covers a warning that combination drugs can cause serious liver injury and approval of new drugs for metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer that has progressed after other treatments.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/01/fda.htm
1 Jan 2016
New guideline released on lung cancer screening
Among the recommendations is one stating that low-dose CT screening should not be performed in individuals who have accumulated fewer than 30 pack-years of smoking or who are younger than age 55 years or older than age 77 years, or who have quit smoking more than 15 years ago, and do not have a high risk of having/developing lung cancer based on clinical risk prediction calculators.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/01/30/1.htm
30 Jan 2018
Safety nets catch at-risk patients
Brigham and Women's Hospital has seen positive results from creating ambulatory safety nets for patients at risk for cancer.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/01/safety-nets-catch-at-risk-patients.htm
1 Jan 2020
MKSAP Quiz: 2-week history of difficulty swallowing
A 67-year-old man is evaluated in the emergency department with a 3-day history of weakness and nausea and a 2-week history of difficulty swallowing. He has lost 22.7 kg (50 lb) during the past year. He has no other symptoms. History is significant for a 30-pack-year history of smoking. Following a physical exam, lab studies, and chest CT, what is the most likely diagnosis?
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/11/mksap-quiz-2-week-history-of-difficulty-swallowing.htm
1 Nov 2019
Squeezing in the cancer screening talk
By making the most of team members and technology, internists can free up valuable physician-patient interaction time to most effectively apply cancer screening guidelines.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/10/squeezing-in-the-cancer-screening-talk.htm
1 Oct 2019
Warning on diabetes drugs, approval of adjuvant flu vaccine
This update covers a warning on sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and approval of a trivalent vaccine for the prevention of seasonal influenza in people age 65 years and older.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/02/fda.htm
1 Feb 2016
ALA recommends low-dose CT screening for current, former smokers with at least 30 pack-years, ages 55 to 74
Low-dose screening with computed tomography (CT) should be recommended for people who meet National Lung Screening Trial criteria: current or former smokers age 55 to 74 years with a smoking history of at least 30 pack-years and no history of lung cancer, according to a guidance statement released last week by the American Lung Association (ALA).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2012/05/01/4.htm
1 May 2012
New category of OTC hearing aids; FMT and monkeypox
This column reviews recent recalls, alerts, and approvals.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/10/new-category-of-otc-hearing-aids-fmt-and-monkeypox.htm
1 Oct 2022
Oncologist optimistic about latest cancer treatments
Genomic targeted therapies and immune therapies are 2 areas that internists should know about, so they can refer their patients for such treatments, an expert says.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2015/07/cancer.htm
1 Jul 2015