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Lung Cancer Library - Lung Cancer Screening - Process and Potential Benefits

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Dr. Jed Gorden, Swedish Cancer Institute, reviews the lung cancer screening process, including low-dose CT scanning, smoking cessation, follow-up testing and counseling, and describes the potential benefits.

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Lung Cancer Video Library - ALK Rearrangements: What Are They, and Who Has Them?

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Dr. Ross Camidge, University of Colorado, describes ALK rearrangements and the characteristics of patients who most often have them.

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Lung Cancer Risk Factors

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Dr. Jared Weiss, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses smoking, asbestos, radon and other risk factors for lung cancer.

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Lung Cancer Video Library - Lung Cancer Demographics/Epidemiology

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Dr. Jared Weiss, UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses the demographics and epidemiology of lung cancer.

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Lung Cancer Video Library - The Basics of a Lung Cancer Workup

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Dr. Gerard Silvestri, Medical University of South Carolina, describes the steps necessary to work up a lung cancer diagnosis, from initial scan to choice of treatment.

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Lung Cancer Video Library - Potential Advantages, Disadvantages and Limitations of Lung Cancer Screening

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Dr. Gerard Silvestri, Medical University of South Carolina, discusses the benefits and drawbacks of lung cancer screenings.

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Introduction to Lung Cancer in Never-Smokers

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The following is the edited transcript and figures from a webinar presentation made by Dr. Heather Wakelee, medical oncologist and Associate Professor at Stanford Cancer Center, on Never-Smokers and Gender Differences in Lung Cancer.

I'll start with the association of lung cancer with smoking.

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Fotolyn (Pralatrexate) Chemotherapy Beats Tarceva on Survival as Second Line Therapy in Smokers

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It's been two and a half years since I described a phase IIB trial of Fotolyn (pralatrexate), a relatively new chemotherapy agent, being compared to Tarceva (erlotinib) in current or ex-smokers with previously treated advanced NSCLC.

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