Study casts doubt on impact of menthol-flavored tobacco ban
April 22, 2022
A ban on the sale of menthol-flavored cigarettes that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is on track to implement may have unintended consequences, according to a study by researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center published April 21 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Study incorporates genetics with smoking history to identify high-risk smokers for lung cancer screening
March 9, 2021
https://news.vumc.org/2021/03/09/study-incorporates-genetics-with-smoking-history-to-identify-high-risk-smokers-for-lung-cancer-screening
A study by Vanderbilt researchers that analyzed both smoking history and genetic risk variants for lung cancer supports modifying current guidelines to include additional smokers for lung cancer screening.
Making Sense of Lung Nodules: Is It Cancer?
November 18, 2020
https://discover.vumc.org/2020/11/making-sense-of-lung-nodules-is-it-cancer/
Six clinics across four U.S. states provided data for a newly validated clinical risk stratification model for lung cancer. The TREAT model (Thoracic Surgery, Research, Epidemiology, Diagnosis And Treatment) helps identify patients with suspicious lesions who are most likely to benefit from surgical biopsy. The aim is to mitigate unnecessary surgery for benign nodules and reduce delays for patients with early cancers.
Updated Guidelines for Lung Screening Could Reduce Disparities
September 30, 2020
https://discover.vumc.org/2020/09/considering-african-americans-in-lung-cancer-screening/
Recommending expanded screening could help African Americans, suggests new research.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) may make recommendations to revise current lung cancer screening guidelines to reduce large differences between outcomes of African American and white patients.