Screening and Early Detection of Lung Cancer. - PubMed - NCBI
Semin Oncol Nurs. 2017 Apr 5. pii: S0749-2081(17)30021-9. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2017.03.001. [Epub ahead of print]
Screening and Early Detection of Lung Cancer.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To review current risk factors for lung cancer, identify screening and early detection guidelines while describing new approaches that use genomic technologies. DATA SOURCES:
Published scientific literature, clinical literature, and published lung cancer screening guidelines from the United States and Canada. CONCLUSION:
Nurses are caring for lung cancer patients who, historically, do not live for long periods after diagnosis. Research is revealing promising screening methodologies that can detect lung cancer 1 to 4 years earlier than the current approaches. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE:
Current knowledge about screening for lung cancer is a vital tool for nurses working with persons at high risk for this potentially aggressive and life-threatening malignancy. While old methods remain the standard of care, new detection methods use a variety of genomic-based technologies. These developing approaches emphasize the need for nurses at all levels of practice to have a working knowledge of genetics to educate patients and conference with colleagues. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
KEYWORDS:
LDCT; cell free DNA (cfDNA); circulating tumor cells (CTCs); early detection; lung cancer screening; miRNA; spiral CT
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