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The major objective of the trial was to compare the efficacy of low-dose helical computed tomography (CT screening) and standard chest X-ray as methods of lung cancer screening. [2] The primary study ended in 2010, and the initial findings were published in November 2010, with the main results published in 2011 in the New England Journal of ...
Current screening guidelines from the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommend that individuals over 65 years old who have had cervical cancer screenings with normal results within the past 25 ...
The largest (Hellquist et al) [97] and longest running (Tabar et al) [98] breast cancer screening studies in history re-confirmed that regular mammography screening cut breast cancer deaths by roughly a third in all women ages 40 and over (including women ages 40–49). This renders the USPSTF calculations off by half.
The diagnosis was an inoperable lung cancer accompanied by spread to the liver. [51] Although he could not prove it, he suspected that air pollution in London contributed to his diagnosis and stated that "of all the risk factors, air pollution seems to me the most likely cause of my own disease."
In his first public response to the consumer outcry following the fatal shooting of one of his top executives, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty said Friday that the US health system “is not ...
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In 2009, [8] Bender was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma, a rare cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs and is caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos. Bender believed he was exposed to it during his time in the Navy working in the engine room. [9] Bender died on July 28, 2011, at his home in Philadelphia. [10]
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" actor Andre Braugher died from lung cancer a few months after he was diagnosed with the disease, his representative said Thursday. The 61-year-old died Monday .