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The influence of social factors on help-seeking for people with lung cancer
we propose that while there have been a number of recent initiatives to raise awareness of the early signs of lung cancer, aimed at both patients and health professionals, little information provision has been targeted specifically at the formal and infor
Jun 4, 2013
European Journal of Cancer Care
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Jun 4, 2013 17:39
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[New York] NY High Court Takes Tobacco Medical Monitoring Appeal ($$)
New York's top court said Thursday it will consider whether smokers can bring a stand-alone medical monitoring claim against a tobacco company if they are not injured — and if so what elements and statute of limitations control such claims — after a feder
May 31, 2013
Law360
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Jun 1, 2013 13:00
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Inquest told that Swanmore man died from smoking cigarettes, not asbestos exposure
“I'm satisfied he was exposed to asbestos in the early 1970s when he was working in the dockyard in Portsmouth. “However, it's also clear that he was a smoker of cigarettes and on hearing the pathologist's conclusions, I come to the decision that it was
May 28, 2013
Romsey Advertiser (uk)
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May 29, 2013 11:32
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[Asia, Malaysia] Smoking out lives of loved ones
While smokers are generally aware of the dangers, passive smokers may not be fully aware that exposure can lead to lethal tobacco-related diseases, writes Meera Murugesan
May 28, 2013
New Straits Times (my)
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May 28, 2013 00:36
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[Georgia] More non-smoking, young women developing lung cancer
Samantha Mixon looks and feels great, but she is fighting stage four lung cancer and all the assumptions that people make about her disease. "The first thing they ask is, 'Did you smoke?' It's annoying at this point," Mixon told 11Alive's Jennifer Leslie
May 7, 2013
WXIA TV NBC 11 (Atlanta, GA)
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May 24, 2013 11:51
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[Michigan] Low-Dose Lung CT Screening
Although the diagnostic test is not covered by most insurance plans, Mercy Health offers the screening for a $99 out-of-pocket expense.
May 23, 2013
The Lacks Cancer Center at Saint Mary's Health Care
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May 23, 2013 21:59
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Results of Initial Low-Dose Computed Tomographic Screening for Lung Cancer
The NLST initial screening results are consistent with the existing literature on screening by means of low-dose CT and chest radiography, suggesting that a reduction in mortality from lung cancer is achievable at U.S. screening centers that have staff e
May 23, 2013
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
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May 23, 2013 21:55
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CT Lung Screens Catch Most Cancers
Action Points * The National Lung Screening Trial found that CT scans were highly sensitive in detecting lung cancer in smokers, when compared with chest X-rays, but they weren't very specific in ruling out the malignancy.
May 22, 2013
MedPage Today
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May 23, 2013 13:08
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CT Scans Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths, Study Confirms
A new analysis of a 2010 U.S. study finds that low-dose CT scans pick up significantly more lung tumors than chest X-rays do.
May 22, 2013
HealthDay [HealthScout]
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May 23, 2013 03:21
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Using Current Smoking Prevalence to Project Lung Cancer Morbidity and Mortality in Georgia by 2020 [FREE FULL TEXT]
The lung cancer mortality rates projected in this study are far from meeting the Healthy People 2020 goal (46 per 100,000 population). Full implementation of comprehensive tobacco-use control programs would significantly reduce tobacco-use–related morbid
May 9, 2013
Preventing Chronic Disease (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC)
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May 17, 2013 13:10