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Screening for lung cancer can be easier said than done
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https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/screening-for-lung-cancer-can-be-easier-said-than-done.htm
1 May 2018
New analysis looks at lung cancer screening for Medicare patients
Screening Medicare patients for lung cancer results in more false positives, but also a better positive predictive value, than screening younger patients, a new study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/09/09/1.htm
9 Sep 2014
LUNG CANCER SCREENING cited the harms and costs of ...
LUNG CANCER SCREENING. cited the harms and costs of screening, andthe reliance on a single study, the NLST, forevidence of benefit. ... Itwas always for the purpose of annualscreening.”. The USPSTF called for development ofa registry from lung cancer screening pro-grams, which could provide more informa-tion on the effects of
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/03/acpi-201403-puzzle_t2.pdf
25 Feb 2014
ATS/IDSA release clinical practice guideline on diagnosing, treating CAP
The new American Thoracic Society (ATS) and Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guideline updates the 2007 community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) guideline, and changes include a different perspective on macrolides.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/08/4.htm
8 Oct 2019
PERSPECTIVES 4 ACPINTERNIST Our featured stories this month tackle ...
In December 2013, however, due largely to the resultsof the National Lung Screening Trial, the Task Force recommended annual CT screeningin adults between the ages of 55 and 80 who have ... What do you think about e-cigarettes? How have you addressed the new guidanceon lung cancer screening?
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/03/acpi-201403-puzzle_t1.pdf
25 Feb 2014