Psychological testing and psychological assessment: A review of evidence and issues.

GJ Meyer, SE Finn, LD Eyde, GG Kay… - American …, 2001 - psycnet.apa.org
This article summarizes evidence and issues associated with psychological assessment.
Data from more than 125 meta-analyses on test validity and 800 samples examining …

[HTML][HTML] Lung cancer: diagnosis and management

LG Collins, C Haines, R Perkel, RE Enck - American family physician, 2007 - aafp.org
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 …

Methods for staging non-small cell lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice …

GA Silvestri, AV Gonzalez, MA Jantz, ML Margolis… - Chest, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Correctly staging lung cancer is important because the treatment options and
prognosis differ significantly by stage. Several noninvasive imaging studies and invasive …

Noninvasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer: ACCP evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines

GA Silvestri, MK Gould, ML Margolis, LT Tanoue… - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Background Correctly staging lung cancer is important because the treatment options and
the prognosis differ significantly by stage. Several noninvasive imaging studies including …

Noninvasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer: a review of the current evidence

EM Toloza, L Harpole, DC McCrory - Chest, 2003 - Elsevier
Study objectives To determine the test performance characteristics of CT scanning, positron
emission tomography (PET) scanning, MRI, and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for staging …

Initial evaluation of the patient with lung cancer: symptoms, signs, laboratory tests, and paraneoplastic syndromes

MA Beckles, SG Spiro, GL Colice, RM Rudd - Chest, 2003 - Elsevier
This chapter describes the components of the initial evaluation for a patient either suspected
or known to have lung cancer. The components of the initial evaluation are based on the …

Lung cancer—where are we today? Current advances in staging and nonsurgical treatment

SG Spiro, JC Porter - American journal of respiratory and critical …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
Lung cancer remains the commonest cause of cancer death in both men and women in the
developed world, although mortality rates for men are dropping. Spiral computed …

Initial evaluation of the patient with lung cancer: symptoms, signs, laboratory tests, and paraneoplastic syndromes: ACCP evidenced-based clinical practice guidelines

SG Spiro, MK Gould, GL Colice - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Background This chapter of the guidelines is intended to provide an evidence-based
assessment of the initial evaluation of patients recognized as having lung cancer and the …

Clinical and organizational factors in the initial evaluation of patients with lung cancer: diagnosis and management of lung cancer: American College of Chest …

DE Ost, SCJ Yeung, LT Tanoue, MK Gould - Chest, 2013 - Elsevier
Background This guideline is intended to provide an evidence-based approach to the initial
evaluation of patients with known or suspected lung cancer. It also includes an assessment …

The noninvasive staging of non-small cell lung cancer: the guidelines

GA Silvestri, LT Tanoue, ML Margolis, J Barker… - Chest, 2003 - Elsevier
Correctly staging lung cancer is extremely important because the treatment options and the
prognosis differ significantly by stage. Several noninvasive imaging studies are available to …