Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related deaths globally. Although smoking-
related lung cancers continue to account for the majority of diagnoses, smoking rates have …

Current management strategies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
incorporate a step-wise, multidisciplinary approach to effectively manage patient symptoms …

Cigarette smoke is a complex aerosol containing a large number of compounds with a
variety of toxicity and carcinogenicity. Long-term exposure to cigarette smoke significantly …

Background: Lung cancer screening (LCS) has the potential to reduce the risk of lung
cancer death in healthy individuals, but the impact of coexisting chronic illnesses on LCS …

The primary aim of lung cancer screening is to improve survival from lung cancer by
identifying early stage non-small cell lung cancers and prolong survival through their …

Background Lung cancer screening may provide a favorable opportunity for a spirometry
examination, to diagnose participants with undiagnosed lung function impairments, or to …

Lung cancer remains the overwhelmingly greatest cause of cancer death in the United
States, accounting for more annual deaths than breast, prostate, and colon cancer …

Importance Current eligibility criteria for lung cancer (LC) screening are derived from
randomised controlled trials and primarily based on age and smoking history. However, the …

Incidental findings are commonly detected by computed tomography, but distinguishing
which findings have little or no clinical consequence and which are significant enough to …

Background: Coronary artery calcificition (CAC) is a well-established predictor of
cardiovascular events (CVEs). We aimed to evaluate whether lung cancer screening …