Palliation in NSCLC
Core Landmark Research, EBM, Landmark Research
Early palliative care in patients with NSCLC improves outcomes and quality of life
Early Palliative Care for Patients with Metastatic Lung Cancer
EBM, Landmark Research
This article helps us to answer: What is the effect of early introduction of palliative care to ambulatory patients soon after diagnosis of metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) on quality of life outcomes and end-of-life care?
Reduced Lung-Cancer Mortality with Low-Dose CT Screening
EBM, Landmark Research
Lung cancer continues to be the leading cause of cancer death, ahead of colorectal, breast, and prostate cancers. However, screening strategies have been comparatively limited. This landmark article demonstrates the use of low-dose CT to screen for lung cancer, and…
Pulmonary Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Morning Report
Thank you Dr. Annie Belzowski for an excellent presentation of pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma complicated by pulmonary abscess
Teaching Points
- Common causes of pulmonary abscess:
- Bacterial: Anaerobic bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Mycobacteria
- Fungal: Aspergillus, Coccidioides, Histoplasma, Blastomyces, Cryptococcus
- Non-infectious: malignancy, embolism, vasculitis, scarcoidosis
- Clindamycin preferred agent, time course dependent on follow up imaging
- Common forms of lung cancer: adenocarcinoma (40%), small cell (15%), squamous cell (30%)