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Lund and Henderson awarded new grant to apply causal inference methods to improve estimation of the real-world net benefits of lung cancer screening
May 15, 2024Drs. Jennifer Lund and Louise Henderson were awarded a new grant to apply causal inference methods to improve estimation of the real-world net benefits of lung cancer screening (LCS). Previous studies have demonstrated that lung cancer screening using LDCT can reduce lung cancer mortality, but this comes with the cost of relatively high rates of false positive results and complications from downstream procedures. However, we also see that behaviors of patients who screen in the “real world” are different from those in randomized clinical trials (RCTs), specifically that only around 10-20% of eligible individuals actually undergo LCS, and of those, … Read more
IASLC 2023 North America Conference on Lung Cancer
April 24, 2024Dr. Patricia Rivera presented on the topic “Comparison of Baseline Risk of Developing and Dying from Lung Cancer in Screen Eligible General Versus Trial Populations” at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2023 North America Conference on Lung Cancer in Chicago, IL.
2023 UNC Radiology Research Symposium
April 24, 2024Lindsay Lane presented “Evaluation of Longitudinal Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening” at the 2023 UNC Radiology Research Symposium. This annual meeting is hosted by the Department of Radiology and attended by researchers, clinicians, and students from across the UNC and surrounding communities. Lindsay Lane and Dr. Danielle Durham also presented posters on Longitudinal Adherence and “Comparison of measure of longitudinal adherence in lung cancer screening.”
Dr. Henderson presents research poster at ICSN 2023
June 30, 2023Dr. Henderson a research poster on the topic of Evaluation of Longitudinal Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening at the International Cancer Screening Network Meeting in Turin, Italy in June 2023 https://icsn2023.it/
White Ribbon Project – UNC Early Detection Lung Cancer Program
May 8, 2023On Tuesday 4/18/23, UNC celebrated UNC primary care physicians and researchers working as part of the UNC Early Detection Lung Cancer Program through a White Ribbon Project event. As part of this, Chris Draft presented white ribbons to the team. https://www.thewhiteribbonproject.org/bios/chris-draft)
2022 Radiology Research Symposium
November 7, 2022Dr. Durham and Lindsay Lane shared research posters at the 2022 Radiology Departmental Research Symposium.
Dr. Henderson discusses lung cancer screening guidelines at CHEST 2022 Conference
October 19, 2022“Some have raised concerns that the 2013 USPSTF lung cancer screening eligibility criteria created racial and ethnic disparities,” Dr. Henderson said. “And while expanded eligibility criteria are an important step to equity, it’s not enough to eliminate disparities. We must address disparities and implementation challenges to get lung cancer screening to areas in need.” Read the Full Article at: Experts share latest updates in lung cancer screening guidelines
NC LSR Research Presented at ATS2022 Conference
May 20, 2022Drs. Henderson, Rivera, and Metwally presented research at the American Thoracic Society’s 2022 Conference in San Francisco. Attendance at conferences allows us to share our research with an even broader audience and stay current with the exciting developments made in this field. Details about our poster sessions are at https://conference.thoracic.org/program/clinical-scientific-sessions/
Eman Metwally awarded ATS 2022 Scholarship
May 19, 2022Eman Metwally, MD-PhD, MPS received the Assembly on Thoracic Oncology 2022 Abstract Scholarship. Dr. Metwally is a CCEP Postdoctoral Fellow who works closely with the NC Lung Screening Registry and related projects. Drs. Henderson, Rivera, and Metwally attended to the Assembly on Thoracic Oncology 2022 Conference to present research findings.
USPSTF Lung Cancer Screening Recommendations Updated March 9, 2021
March 10, 2021The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) updated their Recommendation Summary for Lung Cancer Screening on March 9, 2021. “The USPSTF recommends annual screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) in adults aged 50 to 80 years who have a 20 pack-year smoking history and currently smoke or have quit within the past 15 years. Screening should be discontinued once a person has not smoked for 15 years or develops a health problem that substantially limits life expectancy or the ability or willingness to have curative lung surgery.” https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/lung-cancer-screening Note: Recommendations made by the USPSTF are independent of … Read more