Background: Lung cancer is a common problem seen by pulmonologists. The American
Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS) are professional …

Patients with lung cancer present to and are managed by a variety of clinicians. In this study
the effect of involvement by a respiratory physician on the diagnosis, staging, treatment and …

Lung Cancer: Over the course of the last decade, the treatment of lung cancer has evolved
quite rapidly. New scientific and clinical advances have modified the standard of care and …

Rationale: Up to 80% of patients with lung cancer have comorbid chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD). Many of them are poor candidates for stage-specific lung …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, with an
average five-year survival rate of 15 percent. Smoking remains the predominant risk factor …

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Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in men and women in the United States;
however, it remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States and …

This article reviews the current diagnosis and treatment of patients with lung cancer,
focusing on the role of the internist in lung cancer screening, staging, and follow-up …

Lung cancer is classified histologically into small cell and non–small cell lung cancers. The
most common symptoms of lung cancer are cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis, and systemic …

Context—Traditionally, lung cancer has been viewed as an aggressive, relentlessly
progressive disease with few treatment options and poor survival. The traditional role of the …