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More patients in primary care practices with vs. without access to a blood-based lung cancer screening test received ...

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Lawmakers must hold insurers accountable for systemic denials, enforce transparency in decisions, and protect patients’ right to timely, necessary care.

A new blood test reveals the possibility of predicting lung cancer at least five years in advance. What does the blood test bode for patients? Dr Harit Chaturvedi, chief executive officer and clinical ...

Cary Hatch was enjoying retirement after years as a marketing strategist in D.C. Then, she got diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer. With one-pill-a-day targeted therapy, her EGFR-mutated lung cancer is ...

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Time was running out for Amanda Sifford, she and her doctors could tell. ALS, the paralyzing neurological disorder, was stealing her ability to breathe. On a breathing test, her lung function was only ...

Among patients with a very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (VEDOSS), a baseline diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide by single breath (DLCO/SB) below 70% was associated with a ...