Background The risks from potential exposure to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and
resource reallocation that has occurred to combat the pandemic, have altered the balance …

Pulmonary nodules are a common clinical problem. The goals of their evaluation are to
expedite the diagnosis and treatment of patients with malignant nodules and to minimize testing …

Nicotine addiction and dependence is a chronic relapsing disease driven by addiction to
nicotine. Proactive treatment for all tobacco users, regardless of their readiness to quit, is …

Background Malignancy probability models for pulmonary nodules (PN) are most accurate
when used within populations similar to those in which they were developed. Our goal was to …

Lung cancer screening (LCS) with low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) reduces lung
cancer deaths by early detection. 1, 2 LCS is a program that includes offering LDCT to …

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in men and women, and is the
leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. 1 Early detection is an important …

The clinical evaluation of lung nodules begins with an assessment of the probability that the
nodule is malignant. The probability of malignancy can be estimated based on clinical …

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and in the
world. Most lung cancer cases are associated with smoking. Ten to twenty percent of cases …

PURPOSE: Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) and Physician Assistants (PA)
are integral to patient-centered care within critical care medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. One …

Background Use of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with early-stage lung cancer is
controversial because no definite biomarker exists to identify patients who would receive added …