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Markowitz S, Ringen K, Dement JM, Straif K, Christine Oliver L, Algranti E, Nowak D, Ehrlich R, McDiarmid MA, Miller A. Occupational lung cancer screening: A Collegium Ramazzini statement. Am J Ind Med 2024; 67:289-303. [PMID: 38440821 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Steven Markowitz
- Barry Commoner Center for Health & the Environment, Queens College, City University of New York, New York, New York State, USA
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- CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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- Duke University School of Medicine, Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Division of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institute and Clinic for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, LMU Klinikum, LMU Munich, CPC Munich, Comprehensive Pneumology Center Munich, #DZL, Deutsches Zentrum für Lungenforschung, Munich, Germany
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- Division of occupational Medicine, School of Public Health, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, USA
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- Barry Commoner Center for Health & the Environment, Queens College, City University of New York, New York, New York State, USA
- Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York State, USA
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Allehebi A, Al-Omair A, Mahboub B, Koegelenberg CF, Mokhtar M, Madkour AM, Al-Asad K, Selek U, Al-Shamsi HO. Recommended approaches for screening and early detection of lung cancer in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region: a consensus statement. J Thorac Dis 2024; 16:2142-2158. [PMID: 38617789 PMCID: PMC11009596 DOI: 10.21037/jtd-23-1568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Background The prevalence of lung cancer in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region has steadily increased in recent years and is generally associated with a poor prognosis due to the late detection of most of the cases. We explored the factors leading to delayed diagnoses, as well as the challenges and gaps in the early screening, detection, and referral framework for lung cancer in the MEA. Methods A steering committee meeting was convened in October 2022, attended by a panel of ten key external experts in the field of oncology from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Turkey, who critically and extensively analyzed the current unmet needs and challenges in the screening and early diagnosis of lung cancer in the region. Results As per the experts' opinion, lack of awareness about disease symptoms, misdiagnosis, limited screening initiatives, and late referral to specialists were the primary reasons for delayed diagnoses emphasizing the need for national-level lung cancer screening programs in the MEA region. Screening guidelines recommend low-dose computerized tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening in patients with a high risk of malignancy. However, high cost and lack of awareness among the public as well as healthcare providers prevented the judicious use of LDCT in the MEA region. Well-established screening and referral guidelines were available in only a few of the MEA countries and needed to be implemented in others to identify suspected cases early and provide timely intervention thus improving patient outcomes. Conclusions There is a great need for large-scale screening programs, preferably integrated with tobacco-control programs and awareness programs for physicians and patients, which may facilitate higher adherence to lung cancer screening and improve survival outcomes.
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- Ahmed Allehebi
- Department of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Oncology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Dubai Health Authority Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Al-Kasr Al-Aini School of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Oncology, Burjeel Cancer Institute, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
- Gulf Cancer Society, Alsafa, Kuwait
- College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Bhikoo R, Allwood BW, Irusen EM, Koegelenberg CFN. Lung Cancer Presents at a Younger Age and Is Less Likely to be Curable in People Living with HIV. Respiration 2023; 103:47-50. [PMID: 37879317 DOI: 10.1159/000534464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/30/2023] [Indexed: 10/27/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Globally, lung cancer remains the leading cause of malignancy-related death in men and women. There is increasing evidence that the risk for lung cancer in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) is higher than that of the general population. Given the high burden of PLHIV and lung cancer in Southern Africa, we aimed to compare the characteristics of PLHIV and HIV-negative lung cancer patients with regards to demographics, cell type, performance status, and tumour stage at presentation. METHODS All patients who presented to a large tertiary hospital over a 7-year period with a confirmed tissue diagnosis of primary lung cancer were included in a prospective registry. The patient demographics, HIV status, as well as the patients' performance status according to the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) were documented. RESULTS The cohort consisted of 1,805 patients (mean age 60.0 years) of which 1,129 were male. In total, 133 were PLHIV and 1,292 were confirmed HIV-negative, while the remaining were categorised as HIV-unknown. PLHIV with lung cancer were found to be younger than the HIV-negative group (mean [±SD] 54.6 [9.3] versus 60.3 [10.1], p < 0.001). Notably, not a single PLHIV was diagnosed with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and only 7 of 133 (6.5%) had potentially curable disease NSCLC (up to stage IIIB) compared to 240 of 1292 HIV-negative patients (27.7%, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION PLHIV with lung cancer were diagnosed at a significantly younger age and were significantly less likely to have curable NSCLC at presentation.
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- Raisa Bhikoo
- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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Zhang T, Chen X, Li C, Wen X, Lin T, Huang J, He J, Zhong N, Jiang J, Liang W. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Risk Factor-Based Lung Cancer Screening Program by Low-Dose Computer Tomography in Current Smokers in China. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4445. [PMID: 37760416 PMCID: PMC10527380 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15184445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Although the effectiveness of lung cancer screening by low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) could be shown in China, there could be variation in the evidence concerning the economic impact. Our study explores the cost-effectiveness of lung cancer screening and optimizes the best definition of a high-risk population. A Markov model consisting of the natural history and post-diagnosis states was constructed to estimate the costs and quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) of LDCT screening compared with no screening. A total of 36 distinct risk factor-based screening strategies were assessed by incorporating starting ages of 40, 45, 50, 55, 60 and 65 years, stopping ages of 69, 74 and 79 years as well as smoking eligibility criteria. Screening data came from community-based mass screening with LDCT for lung cancer in Guangzhou. Compared with no screening, all screening scenarios led to incremental costs and QALYs. When the willingness-to-pay (WTP) threshold was USD37,653, three times the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in China, six of nine strategies on the efficiency frontier may be cost-effective. Annual screening between 55 and 79 years of age for those who smoked more than 20 pack-years, which yielded an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of USD35,000.00 per QALY gained, was considered optimal. In sensitivity analyses, the result was stable in most cases. The trends of the results are roughly the same in scenario analyses. According to the WTP threshold of different regions, the optimal screening strategies were annual screening for those who smoked more than 20 pack-years, between 50 and 79 years of age in Zhejiang province, 55-79 years in Guangdong province and 65-74 years in Yunnan province. However, annual screening was unlikely to be cost-effective in Heilongjiang province under our modelling assumptions, indicating that tailored screening policies should be made regionally according to the local epidemiological and economic situation.
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- Tiantian Zhang
- College of Pharmacy/Guangdong-Hong Kong-Marco Greater Bay Area (GBA), Institue for Real-World Value and Evidence of Drugs and Medical Devices/Southern Institute of Pharmacoeconomics and Health Technology Assessment/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug, Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
- Guangzhou Huabo Biopharmaceutical Research Institute, Guangzhou 510010, China
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- College of Pharmacy/Guangdong-Hong Kong-Marco Greater Bay Area (GBA), Institue for Real-World Value and Evidence of Drugs and Medical Devices/Southern Institute of Pharmacoeconomics and Health Technology Assessment/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug, Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- College of Pharmacy/Guangdong-Hong Kong-Marco Greater Bay Area (GBA), Institue for Real-World Value and Evidence of Drugs and Medical Devices/Southern Institute of Pharmacoeconomics and Health Technology Assessment/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug, Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518000, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- College of Pharmacy/Guangdong-Hong Kong-Marco Greater Bay Area (GBA), Institue for Real-World Value and Evidence of Drugs and Medical Devices/Southern Institute of Pharmacoeconomics and Health Technology Assessment/International Cooperative Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Modernization and Innovative Drug, Development of Ministry of Education (MOE) of China, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Oncology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, China State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou 510120, China
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Ngosa D, Moonga G, Shanaube K, Jacobs C, Ruperez M, Kasese N, Klinkenberg E, Schaap A, Mureithi L, Floyd S, Fidler S, Sichizya V, Maleya A, Ayles H. Assessment of non-tuberculosis abnormalities on digital chest x-rays with high CAD4TB scores from a tuberculosis prevalence survey in Zambia and South Africa. BMC Infect Dis 2023; 23:518. [PMID: 37553658 PMCID: PMC10408069 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-023-08460-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chest X-rays (CXRs) have traditionally been used to aid the diagnosis of TB-suggestive abnormalities. Using Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) algorithms, TB risk is quantified to assist with diagnostics. However, CXRs capture all other structural abnormalities. Identification of non-TB abnormalities in individuals with CXRs that have high CAD scores but don't have bacteriologically confirmed TB is unknown. This presents a missed opportunity of extending novel CAD systems' potential to simultaneously provide information on other non-TB abnormalities alongside TB. This study aimed to characterize and estimate the prevalence of non-TB abnormalities on digital CXRs with high CAD4TB scores from a TB prevalence survey in Zambia and South Africa. METHODOLOGY This was a cross-sectional analysis of clinical data of participants from the TREATS TB prevalence survey conducted in 21 communities in Zambia and South Africa. The study included individuals aged ≥ 15 years who had high CAD4TB scores (score ≥ 70), but had no bacteriologically confirmed TB in any of the samples submitted, were not on TB treatment, and had no history of TB. Two consultant radiologists reviewed the images for non-TB abnormalities. RESULTS Of the 525 CXRs reviewed, 46.7% (245/525) images were reported to have non-TB abnormalities. About 11.43% (28/245) images had multiple non-TB abnormalities, while 88.67% (217/245) had a single non-TB abnormality. The readers had a fair inter-rater agreement (r = 0.40). Based on anatomical location, non-TB abnormalities in the lung parenchyma (19%) were the most prevalent, followed by Pleura (15.4%), then heart & great vessels (6.1%) abnormalities. Pleural effusion/thickening/calcification (8.8%) and cardiomegaly (5%) were the most prevalent non-TB abnormalities. Prevalence of (2.7%) for pneumonia not typical of pulmonary TB and (2.1%) mass/nodules (benign/ malignant) were also reported. CONCLUSION A wide range of non-TB abnormalities can be identified on digital CXRs among individuals with high CAD4TB scores but don't have bacteriologically confirmed TB. Adaptation of AI systems like CAD4TB as a tool to simultaneously identify other causes of abnormal CXRs alongside TB can be interesting and useful in non-faculty-based screening programs to better link cases to appropriate care.
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- Dennis Ngosa
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Zambia Aids Related Tuberculosis (ZAMBART), Lusaka, Zambia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Zambia Aids Related Tuberculosis (ZAMBART), Lusaka, Zambia
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
- Department of Global Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Zambia Aids Related Tuberculosis (ZAMBART), Lusaka, Zambia
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Zambia Aids Related Tuberculosis (ZAMBART), Lusaka, Zambia
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Zhang Y, Grant BMM, Hope AJ, Hung RJ, Warkentin MT, Lam ACL, Aggawal R, Xu M, Shepherd FA, Tsao MS, Xu W, Pakkal M, Liu G, McInnis MC. Using Recurrent Neural Networks to Extract High-Quality Information From Lung Cancer Screening Computerized Tomography Reports for Inter-Radiologist Audit and Feedback Quality Improvement. JCO Clin Cancer Inform 2023; 7:e2200153. [PMID: 36930839 DOI: 10.1200/cci.22.00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Lung cancer screening programs generate a high volume of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) reports that contain valuable information, typically in a free-text format. High-performance named-entity recognition (NER) models can extract relevant information from these reports automatically for inter-radiologist quality control. METHODS Using LDCT report data from a longitudinal lung cancer screening program (8,305 reports; 3,124 participants; 2006-2019), we trained a rule-based model and two bidirectional long short-term memory (Bi-LSTM) NER neural network models to detect clinically relevant information from LDCT reports. Model performance was tested using F1 scores and compared with a published open-source radiology NER model (Stanza) in an independent evaluation set of 150 reports. The top performing model was applied to a data set of 6,948 reports for an inter-radiologist quality control assessment. RESULTS The best performing model, a Bi-LSTM NER recurrent neural network model, had an overall F1 score of 0.950, which outperformed Stanza (F1 score = 0.872) and a rule-based NER model (F1 score = 0.809). Recall (sensitivity) for the best Bi-LSTM model ranged from 0.916 to 0.991 for different entity types; precision (positive predictive value) ranged from 0.892 to 0.997. Test performance remained stable across time periods. There was an average of a 2.86-fold difference in the number of identified entities between the most and the least detailed radiologists. CONCLUSION We built an open-source Bi-LSTM NER model that outperformed other open-source or rule-based radiology NER models. This model can efficiently extract clinically relevant information from lung cancer screening computerized tomography reports with high accuracy, enabling efficient audit and feedback to improve quality of patient care.
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- Yucheng Zhang
- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health Systems, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Prosserman Centre for Population Health Research, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health Systems, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Computational Biology and Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Medical Oncology and Hematology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Biostatistics, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
- Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Joint Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Naicker K, Dalvie S, Said-Hartley Q, Ntsekhe M. Concurrent tuberculous pericarditis and lung adenocarcinoma presenting with cardiac tamponade. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2023. [DOI: 10.4102/sajo.v7i0.255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Miranda-Schaeubinger M, Noor A, Leitão CA, Otero HJ, Dako F. Radiology for Thoracic Conditions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Thorac Surg Clin 2022; 32:289-298. [PMID: 35961737 DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2022.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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With a disproportionately high burden of global morbidity and mortality caused by chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), access to radiological services is of critical importance for screening, diagnosis, and treatment guidance.
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- Monica Miranda-Schaeubinger
- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. https://twitter.com/MonicaMirandaSc
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. https://twitter.com/ceelwaaq
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. https://twitter.com/oterocobo
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Health System, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Lung cancer in people living with HIV: a different kettle of fish? Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med 2022; 28:10.7196/AJTCCM.2022.v28i2.245. [PMID: 35919920 PMCID: PMC9339138 DOI: 10.7196/ajtccm.2022.v28i2.245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Mbeje NP, Ginindza T, Jafta N. Epidemiological Study of Risk Factors for Lung Cancer in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:6752. [PMID: 35682333 PMCID: PMC9180813 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 05/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The high incidence cancer rates are due to factors such as behavior, occupational exposures, genetics, environmental pollution and infections. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with lung cancer among patients seen in the public health facilities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. In this case-control study, 75 cases and 159 controls were interviewed using a structured close-ended questionnaire. Logistic regression showed a positive association between lung cancer and tobacco smoking (OR = 2.86, 95% CI: 1.21-6.77) and exposure to passive smoke (OR = 3.28, 95% CI: 1.48-7.30). When adjusted for other covariates, tobacco smoking and passive smoke were still positively associated with increased risk of lung cancer. Alcohol consumption (aORs ranging from 2.79 to 3.35) and history of lung disease (aORs ranging from 9.91 to 12.1) were statistically significantly associated with lung cancer. Our study suggests that tobacco smoke exposure is the major cause of lung cancer, and increased exposure to occupational and environmental carcinogenic substances, alcohol consumption and history of lung disease increase the risk of lung cancer. Based on our findings, policy development and planning of prevention strategies incorporating smoking legislations, occupational health and safety are essential in South Africa.
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- Noluthando P. Mbeje
- Cancer and Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Research Unit, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa; (T.G.); (N.J.)
- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa
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- Cancer and Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Research Unit, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa; (T.G.); (N.J.)
- Discipline of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa
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- Cancer and Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Research Unit, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa; (T.G.); (N.J.)
- Discipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu–Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa
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Nielsen AH, Fredberg U. Earlier diagnosis of lung cancer. Cancer Treat Res Commun 2022; 31:100561. [PMID: 35489228 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2022.100561] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The purpose of this article is to review options for more rapid diagnosis of lung cancer at an earlier stage, thereby improving survival. These options include screening, allowing general practitioners to refer patients directly to low-dose computed tomography scan instead of a chest X-ray and the abolition of the "visitation filter", i.e. hospital doctors' ability to reject referrals from general practitioners without prior discussion with the referring doctor.
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Yang Y, Lu J, Ma Y, Xi C, Kang J, Zhang Q, Jia X, Liu K, Du S, Kocher F, Seeber A, Gridelli C, Provencio M, Seki N, Tomita Y, Zhang X. Evaluation of the reporting quality of clinical practice guidelines on lung cancer using the RIGHT checklist. Transl Lung Cancer Res 2021; 10:2588-2602. [PMID: 34295664 PMCID: PMC8264321 DOI: 10.21037/tlcr-21-405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND In recent years, the number of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for lung cancer has increased, but the quality of these guidelines has not been systematically assessed so far. Our aim was to assess the reporting quality of CPGs on lung cancer published since 2018 using the International Reporting Items for Practice Guidelines in Health Care (RIGHT) instrument. METHODS We systematically searched the major electronic literature databases, guideline databases and medical society websites from January 2018 to November 2020 to identify all CPGs for small cell and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The search and extraction were completed using standardized forms. The quality of included guidelines was evaluated using the RIGHT statement. We present the results descriptively, including a stratification by selected determinants. RESULTS A total of 49 CPGs were included. The mean proportion across the guidelines of the 22 items of the RIGHT checklist that were appropriately reported was 57.9%. The items most common to be poorly reported were quality assurance (item 17) and description of the role of funders (item 18b), both of which were reported in only one guideline. The proportions of items within each of the seven domains of the RIGHT checklist that were correctly reported were Basic information 75.9%; background 83.2%; evidence 44.5%; recommendations 55.4%; review and quality assurance 12.2%; funding and declaration and management of interests 42.9%; and other information 38.1%. The reporting quality of guidelines did not differ between publication years. CPGs published in journals with impact factor >30 tended to be best reported. CONCLUSIONS Our results revealed that reporting in CPGs for lung cancer is suboptimal. Particularly the declaration of funding and quality assurance are poorly reported in recent CPGs on lung cancer.
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- Yongjie Yang
- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China;,Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China;,Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- School of Chinese Medicine of Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China;,Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China;,Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China;,Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China;,Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China;,Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China;,Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Innsbruck, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Innsbruck, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- A.O.R.N. San Giuseppe Moscati, Contrada Amoretta, Avellino, AV, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China;,Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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The challenges of implementing low-dose computed tomography for lung cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries. NATURE CANCER 2020; 1:1140-1152. [PMID: 35121933 DOI: 10.1038/s43018-020-00142-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Lung cancer accounts for an alarming human and economic burden in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Recent landmark trials from high-income countries (HICs) by demonstrating that low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening effectively reduces lung cancer mortality have engendered enthusiasm for this approach. Here we examine the effectiveness and affordability of LDCT screening from the viewpoint of LMICs. We consider resource-restricted perspectives and discuss implementation challenges and strategies to enhance the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of LDCT screening in LMICs.
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Hillyer GC, Mapanga W, Jacobson JS, Graham A, Mmoledi K, Makhutle R, Osei-Fofie D, Mulowayi M, Masuabi B, Bulman WA, Neugut AI, Joffe M. Attitudes toward tobacco cessation and lung cancer screening in two South African communities. Glob Public Health 2020; 15:1537-1550. [PMID: 32406331 DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2020.1761425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Among men in South Africa, the prevalence of tobacco smoking is as high as 33%. Although smoking is responsible for most lung cancer in South Africa, occupational and environmental exposures contribute greatly to risk. We conducted a tobacco and lung cancer screening needs assessment and administered surveys to adults who smoked >100 cigarettes in their lifetime in Johannesburg (urban) and Kimberley (rural). We compared tobacco use, risk exposure, attitudes toward and knowledge of, and receptivity to cessation and screening, by site. Of 324 smokers, nearly 85% of current smokers had a <30 pack-year history of smoking; 58.7% had tried to stop smoking ≥1 time, and 78.9% wanted to quit. Kimberley smokers more often reported being advised by a healthcare provider to stop smoking (56.5% vs. 37.3%, p=0.001) than smokers in Johannesburg but smokers in Johannesburg were more willing to stop smoking if advised by their doctor (72.9% vs. 41.7%, p<0.001). Findings indicate that tobacco smokers in two geographic areas of South Africa are motivated to stop smoking but receive no healthcare support to do so. Developing high risk criteria for lung cancer screening and creating tobacco cessation infrastructure may reduce tobacco use and decrease lung cancer mortality in South Africa.
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- Grace C Hillyer
- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research (NCDR) Division of the Wits Health Consortium, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research (NCDR) Division of the Wits Health Consortium, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research (NCDR) Division of the Wits Health Consortium, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research (NCDR) Division of the Wits Health Consortium, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,Department of Medicine, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Non-Communicable Diseases Research (NCDR) Division of the Wits Health Consortium, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Scar carcinoma - a real entity or a historical 'histological curiosity'? Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med 2020; 26. [PMID: 34240016 PMCID: PMC8203068 DOI: 10.7196/ajtccm.2020.v26i1.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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