1 Does lung cancer screening save lives? The United States National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) reported a reduction in lung cancer mortality of 20%, and a 6.7% decrease in all-cause mortality. Low-dose computed tomography (CT) scans may prove beneficial in…
1 Is lung cancer a single disease? Traditionally, lung cancer has been stratified histologically as squamous/epidermoid, adenocarcinoma, and small/large cell lung cancers. Our current ability to profile cancers at the molecular level appears to have both prognostic and therapeutic value.…
1 What does aortic valve disease mean? Aortic valve disease most often refers to obstruction of the aortic valve, aortic stenosis, or an aortic valve leak known as aortic regurgitation or aortic insufficiency. The vast majority of aortic valve disease…