Lung Cancer and Screening

Lung Cancer Screening  Lung Cancer risk persists despite stopping smoking  USPTF Recommendation Note: Class B recommendation is same as that for Breast Cancer Screening for Mammogram  Screening for Lung Cancer: USPTF Recommendation Statement Annals 2014 Evidence   Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Low-Dose Computed Tomographic Screening (NLST) NEJM 2011 Results of Initial Low-Dose Computed Tomographic Screening for Lung Cancer (NLST) 2013 Pulmonary Nodule work up: See Pulm imreference.com/pulmonary-critical-care/pulmonary-nodule Lung Cancer  Lung Cancer NEJM 2008 Treatment of Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer with Erlotinib or Gefitinib NEJM 2011 EGFR Antagonists in Cancer Treatment Crizotinib versus Chemotherapy in Advanced ALK-Positive Lung Cancer NEJM 2013