Search results for "Lung cancer screening"
Lung cancer screening guideline debated
New screening recommendations for low-dose CT for smokers will prove to be trickier to follow than most preventive care guidelines, experts say. Learn what issues to consider, where to refer patients, and how to deal with the results.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2014/03/lung-cancer.htm
1 Mar 2014
Four risk prediction models found most accurate for guiding lung cancer screening
These models picked similar numbers of patients who had ever smoked, showed better agreement on size of the screening population, and achieved consensus on 73% of persons chosen, while the other five models generally overestimated risk.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/05/15/2.htm
15 May 2018
Study finds low uptake of lung cancer screening in eligible Medicare patients
Although Medicare has covered lung cancer screening for eligible patients since 2015, the study found that screening numbers were low in 2016 among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries, with lower frequency among nonwhite patients and those in regions other than the Northeast.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/06/23/5.htm
23 Jun 2020
Lung cancer screening requires intensive effort, incidental findings and inappropriate use common
In a clinical demonstration project at eight academic Veterans Health Administration hospitals, researchers looked at percentages of patients who agreed to undergo lung cancer screening, had positive findings on low-dose CT scans, were diagnosed with lung cancer, or had incidental findings.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2017/02/07/5.htm
7 Feb 2017
Study uncovers inconsistencies, challenges in shared decision making about lung cancer screening
Clinicians were inconsistent in the information they shared with patients, while patients were not always receptive to deliberating together.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2018/02/27/1.htm
27 Feb 2018
Lung cancer screening based on gains in life expectancy could maximize benefits
Risk-based and life-gained-based strategies provide substantially greater life extension and death prevention than screening based on current recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/22/4.htm
22 Oct 2019
Medicare will pay for lung cancer screening with CT
Medicare announced last week that it would begin covering screening for lung cancer with low-dose CT, effective immediately.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/02/10/4.htm
10 Feb 2015
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
ACP Spotlight offers readers a look at ACP's current top priorities and initiatives, as well as highlights from our e-newsletter, ACP Internist Weekly.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2021/05/latest-updates-on-acps-priorities-initiatives.htm
1 May 2021
Quitting smoking after early-stage lung cancer diagnosis associated with improved survival
Patients who quit smoking after being diagnosed with early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer had a 33% decrease in all-cause mortality and a 28% reduction in disease progression compared with those who continued smoking, a Russian prospective study found.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2021/07/27/1.htm
27 Jul 2021
Screening for lung cancer a struggle
Lung cancer has an alarmingly low five-year survival rate, but screening, if implemented well, can improve it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/05/screening-for-lung-cancer-a-struggle.htm
1 May 2018