Re: Smoking and lung cancer —70 long years on
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 4, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Re: Lung cancer screening for over 55s will be rolled out in England
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Source: BMJ Comments - February 19, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Future Prospects of Interventional Pulmonology
Hi,
I am currently a resident who is very interested in IP. Lung cancer and transplant were my original interests before discovering this field which complements my strong interests in procedures as well. I know prior threads on this topic have been here but its been been several years and the field has advanced so wanted to ask a few questions.
1. What is the job market like for IP? Is it still mainly just in academic centers with limited jobs available?
2. Is it possible to work mainly...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 8, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: surfking123 Tags: Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine Source Type: forums
Thoughts?
Neoadjuvant durvalumab plus radiation versus durvalumab alone in stages I–III non-small cell lung cancer: survival outcomes and molecular correlates of a randomized phase II trial - Nature Communications
The authors previously reported the primary outcomes of a randomized phase II trial comparing neoadjuvant durvalumab (anti-PD-L1) alone or in combination with stereotactic radiotherapy in patients with early-stage NSCLC. Here, the authors report the secondary outcomes of the trial and post hoc...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - December 29, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Lamount Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Thoracic Surgical Attending Available for Questions
I'm a Thoracic Surgeon practicing in a non-academic facility. Do about 80% thoracic, 20% cardiac cases. Specialize in robotic lung cancer surgery. I'd be happy to answer any questions that you might have. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - August 16, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: celling Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
Re: Lung cancer screening will be hampered by poor recording of searchable smoking terminology in GP computer systems
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Source: BMJ Comments - July 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
Surgery is better than SBRT for lung cancer
https://www.doximity.com/newsfeed/c1d005c5-2e19-4db4-aadc-0de0b0c76adc/public
Discuss! (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - May 19, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: RealSimulD Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Lung SBRT sans biopsy
Probably discussed before, but there are certain instances where imaging findings and history are such that various nodule nomograms would say >95% chance a particular nodule is NSCLC. I'm wondering how often people are treating with no meat, whether there's a greater risk to biopsy than SBRT, or simply patient refusal, and how you're coding this, as in, as a clinical dx of lung cancer or as a pulm nodule. I'm also not infrequently seeing patients who had a pneumo after a nondiagnostic biopsy. (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - February 22, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Ray D. Ayshun Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
example of absurdity of current state of US healthcare
I'm generally not an anti-government dude, and there's certainly much bigger issues to deal with when it comes to the US healthcare apparatus, but just encountered an small example of how ridiculous and poorly run US healthcare is becoming.
the USPSTF, a panel funded and appointed by the US Department of Health and Human Services, a cabinet level department level of the federal government, recommends low dose CT for lung cancer screening for ages 50-80.
Medicare, a government...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - February 18, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: the argus Tags: Pulmonary / Critical Care Medicine Source Type: forums
Merry ****ing Christmas
U.K. medical practice mistakenly texts patients they have "aggressive lung cancer" instead of wishing them a merry Christmas
They were also sent a form meant for people with terminal illnesses to apply for benefits.
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Source: Student Doctor Network - December 31, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Lamount Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Pathway to Academic Oncology Specialization in Lung Cancer
big dreamer here: if you were starting out as a first year med student, what is the path you’d take to secure a dream job specializing in lung cancer and related environmental research/advocacy at an academic medical center? what about while adding on an MBA and wanting to combine academia with entrepreneurship to find better lung cancer therapies? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - January 20, 2022 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: halcyon_ Tags: Medical Students (MD) Source Type: forums
Esmo 2021
Interesting talks in the upcoming ESMO 2021 Congress - 17.09-21.09.21
1170O - An international randomized trial, comparing post-operative conformal radiotherapy (PORT) to no PORT, in patients with completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and mediastinal N2 involvement: Characterisation of PORT efficacy in lung ART (IFCT-0503, UK NCRI, SAKK)
Cécile Le Pechoux (Villejuif, CEDEX, France)
1171MO - PACIFIC-R real-world study: Treatment duration and interim analysis of...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - September 15, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Palex80 Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Incidental renal cell in Stage III NSCLC
Have a patient with Stage III NSCLC with a PET avid (2 cm posterior) mass in the kidney, pending biopsy. Plan for typical chemorads for lung cancer, but wondering if I should SBRT this if it's RCC, and when. Given the typical issues with med onc getting everything perfect before seeing the patient, I figured I could just take care of this thing during the week before the lung/start of chemo. Otherwise, could wait until CRT is done and reassess/go down the typical RCC referral pathway and...
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Source: Student Doctor Network - May 19, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Ray D. Ayshun Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Odds of a nodule being a lung cancer
I'm seeing someone later today who is not an operative candidate and has a solitary nodule in a place that biopsy is not worth attempting. The shorter question is, isn't there a nomogram somewhere that allows you to enter a few variable about the patient and characteristics of the nodule that will give you an idea of the likelihood that it's a cancer? (Source: Student Doctor Network)
Source: Student Doctor Network - April 13, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Ray D. Ayshun Tags: Radiation Oncology Source Type: forums
Re: US task force recommends extending lung cancer screenings to over 50s
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Source: BMJ Comments - March 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: forums
