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Here is the weekly clip report: OncLive “Dr. Larner on Integrating Radiation Therapy With Immune Checkpoint Blockade in NSCLC” https://www.onclive.com/onclive-tv/dr-larner-on-integrating-radiation-therapy-with-immune-checkpoint-blockade-in-nsclc Diagnostic Imaging “Low Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening Program Findings Similar to National Trial” http://www.diagnosticimaging.com/di-executive/low-dose-ct-lung-cancer-screening-program-findings-similar-national-trial Targeted Oncology “Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy Combos Are the New Standard of Care for NSCLC, Says Konduri” h
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Here is the weekly clip report: Cure “Lung Cancer Care Becoming More Personalized and Trials will Too” https://www.curetoday.com/articles/lung-cancer-care-becoming-more-personalized-and-trials-will-too Cancer Therapy Advisor “Lurbinectedin Receives FDA Orphan Drug Status for Recurrent Small-Cell Lung Cancer” https://www.cancertherapyadvisor.com/lung-cancer/lung-cancer-nsclc-lurbinecedin-fda-oprhan-drug-status-treatment/article/786009/ U.S. News – Health “What to Know about Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines” https://www.nga.org/governors/addresses/ Healio “Minimal
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LUNGevity is proud to announce that the Foundation is serving on three subcommittees of Sustainable Healthy Communities, LLC, founded by the National Minority Quality Forum. As one of two US patient advocacy organizations on the Diverse Cancer Communities Working Group (CWG), LUNGevity will bring years of expertise in supporting the lung cancer community to the Cancer Index Subcommittee, the Community and Patient Engagement Subcommittee, and the Diversity in Clinical Research Subcommittee. “We are proud to work with LUNGevity on the Cancer Working Group, given the importance of always asking
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Here is the weekly clip report: USA Today “Bristol-Myers Squibb Claims ‘Breakthrough’ Lung Cancer Treatment” https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/02/05/bristol-myers-squibb-claims-breakthrough-lung-cancer-treatment/306433002/ Forbes “Genprex Launch IPO for Trials of New Gene Therapy Lung Cancer Treatment” https://www.forbes.com/sites/rodnturner/2018/02/05/genprex-launch-ipo-for-trials-of-new-gene-therapy-lung-cancer-treatment/#167f00d449fd Cure Today “Not All Small-Cell Lung Cancer Treatment is Equal” https://www.curetoday.com/articles/not-all-small-cell-lung-cancer-
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Here is the weekly clip report: PR Newswire “American College of Chest Physicians Publishes New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines” https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-college-of-chest-physicians-publishes-new-lung-cancer-screening-guidelines-300589650.html The ASCO Post “Durvalumab Takes a Giant Leap into Stage III NSCLC” http://www.ascopost.com/issues/january-25-2018/durvalumab-takes-a-giant-leap-into-stage-iii-nsclc/ EurekAlert! “New Radiation Techniques Could Improve Quality of Life for Lung Cancer Patients” https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-01/
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LUNGevity Foundation announced the launch of Project ACTS – Increasing Adherence to CT Screening for lung cancer – a multi-stakeholder project funded by a grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation through their Bridging Cancer CareTM initiative. Project ACTS will develop and evaluate tools to promote stronger adherence to lung cancer screening protocols so that patients can fully benefit from potentially lifesaving CT screening. Since 2013, the United States Preventive Services Task Force has recommended that people at high risk for lung cancer obtain a low-dose CT scan to detect lung ca
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The other day, in conversation with a newly minted medical school graduate, he told me low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) was dangerous. Dangerous! If LDCT is dangerous, what is late discovery of lung cancer? He nearly fainted when I told him I had perhaps more than 40 CT scans in my treatment history, telling me I was a candidate for radiation induced cancer. It didn’t seem to register that I was a candidate for extinction by lung cancer. We are told the only effective way of treating our disease is early discovery. Few dispute this point. Why then would the Center for Medicare & Me
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NY - Free lung screenings are available to those who meet eligibility requirements. http://www.claxtonhepburn.org/se…/lung-cancer-screening.aspx
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Hi everyone, This came though my email and I thought I would share it with you. Saint Francis Medical Center is offering a free CT screening for those who qualify. Please share this information with those you know who live in the Illinois area. Please call the lung screening nurse at 309.683.4939 to see if you qualify for a free low dose CT Lung Cancer Screening today! OSF Saint Francis Medical Center530 NE Glen Oak Ave. Peoria, IL 61637 Phone: (309) 655-2000 https://www.osfhealthcare.org/saint-francis/services/pulmonology/ct-lung-cancer-screening/