Epidemiology of lung cancer: Diagnosis and management of lung cancer: American College of Chest Physicians evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

AJ Alberg, MV Brock, JG Ford, JM Samet, SD Spivack - Chest, 2013 - Elsevier
Background Ever since a lung cancer epidemic emerged in the mid-1900s, the
epidemiology of lung cancer has been intensively investigated to characterize its causes …

The role of vitamin D in cancer prevention

CF Garland, FC Garland… - … journal of public …, 2006 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Vitamin D status differs by latitude and race, with residents of the northeastern United States
and individuals with more skin pigmentation being at increased risk of deficiency. A PubMed …

Cancer statistics, 2014.

R Siegel, J Ma, Z Zou, A Jemal - CA: a cancer journal for …, 2014 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract Each year, the American Cancer Society estimates the numbers of new cancer
cases and deaths that will occur in the United States in the current year and compiles the …

Benefits and harms of computed tomography lung cancer screening strategies: a comparative modeling study for the US Preventive Services Task Force

HJ De Koning, R Meza, SK Plevritis… - Annals of internal …, 2014 - acpjournals.org
Background: The optimum screening policy for lung cancer is unknown. Objective: To
identify efficient computed tomography (CT) screening scenarios in which relatively more …

Epidemiology of lung cancer: ACCP evidence-based clinical practice guidelines

AJ Alberg, JG Ford, JM Samet - Chest, 2007 - Elsevier
Background The objective of this study was to summarize the published literature
concerning the epidemiology of lung cancer. Methods A narrative review of published …

Trends in inflammatory breast carcinoma incidence and survival: the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results program at the National Cancer Institute

KW Hance, WF Anderson, SS Devesa… - Journal of the …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background: Inflammatory breast carcinoma (IBC) appears to be a clinicopathologic entity
distinct from noninflammatory locally advanced breast cancer (LABC). We examined …

Association of insurance status and ethnicity with cancer stage at diagnosis for 12 cancer sites: a retrospective analysis

MT Halpern, EM Ward, AL Pavluck, NM Schrag… - The lancet …, 2008 - thelancet.com
Background Individuals in the USA without private medical insurance are less likely to have
access to medical care or participate in cancer screening programmes than those with …

Characteristics of lung cancers detected by computer tomography screening in the randomized NELSON trial

N Horeweg, CM Van Der Aalst… - American journal of …, 2013 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: The NELSON (Nederlands Leuvens Longkanker Screenings Onderzoek) trial is,
with 15,822 participants, the largest European lung cancer computer tomography screening …

Epidemiology of lung cancer: looking to the future

AJ Alberg, MV Brock, JM Samet - Journal of clinical oncology, 2005 - ascopubs.org
In the United States, the 20th century witnessed the emergence of a lung cancer epidemic
that peaked and began to decline by the century's end, a decline that continues today …

Social determinants of colorectal cancer risk, stage, and survival: a systematic review

SS Coughlin - International journal of colorectal disease, 2020 - Springer
Background Several social determinants of health have been examined in relation to
colorectal cancer incidence, stage at diagnosis, and survival including income, education …