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JOURNAL CHEST

Associations Between Sex-Specific Reproductive Factors and Risk of New-Onset Lung Cancer Among Female Patients

Risk-Adapted Starting Age of Personalized Lung Cancer Screening

A Nasal Swab Classifier to Evaluate the Probability of Lung Cancer in Patients With Pulmonary Nodules

Long-Term Survival of American Joint Committee on Cancer 8th Edition Staging Descriptors for Clinical M1a Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

CHEST^® PULMONARY

The Diagnostic Yield of Cone Beam CT Combined With Radial-Endobronchial Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Peripheral Pulmonary Nodules

The Lung Cancer Prediction Model “Stress Test”

Veteran and Lung Cancer Screening Coordinator Perspectives on Improving Adherence to Lung Cancer Screening

CHEST JOURNAL PODCAST

Sublobar Resection, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy, and Percutaneous Ablation Provide Comparable Outcomes for Lung Metastasis-Directed Therapy
Janani S. Reisenauer, MD; Patrick W. Eiken, MD; Dawn Owen, MD, PhD; and Dominique Pepper, MD (moderator)

GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

Are sex-specific reproductive factors associated with risk of lung cancer in different genetic risk groups and histologic types?

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Thoracic oncology resources to enhance patient care

Clinician education and in-person training

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ONLINE COURSE

Thoracic Radiology: Imaging for Clinicians

This course covers topics such as imaging of diffuse lung diseases, evaluation of pleural and mediastinal abnormalities seen on radiographic imaging, and more.

PLAYER HUB

Game of Nodules

Test your knowledge by facing multiple levels of challenging clinical questions about treating patients with lung nodules.

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ONLINE COURSE

Lung Cancer Screening and Treatment of Early Stage

This course addresses current guidelines and best practices for lung cancer screening and tobacco treatment.

SIMULATION

Diagnostic Bronchoscopy 101

Refine your skills in critical flexible bronchoscopy with a focus on EBUS-TBNA, September 5-7.

SIMULATION

Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing

Improve your ability to evaluate and manage a growing range of cardiopulmonary symptoms and conditions, August 1-2.

CHEST Curriculum Pathways for Lung Cancer

E-LEARNING

CHEST Curriculum Pathway for Lung Cancer

Improve your expertise in lung cancer diagnosis and management, and claim up to 33.5 hours of credit.

Downloadable educational assets

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Biomarker testing for advanced lung cancer

Watch videos on biomarker testing and its illustrated improved outcomes; best practices for balancing diagnosis, staging, and tissue for testing; metrics of success/best practices and collaborations for biomarker testing programs; a new clinician checklist designed to enhance biomarker testing for patients with non-small cell lung cancer; and more.

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CHEST Networks are specialty-focused communities that provide forums for leadership, education, and advocacy. The Thoracic Oncology and Chest Procedures Network advances the concept of multidisciplinary care and clinical practice for the patient and provider in the areas of interventional procedures, lung cancer, pleural disease, and ultrasound/chest imaging.

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PULMONOLOGY DATA TRENDS 2023

Lung Cancer Screening: A Need for Adjunctive Testing
Explore infographics on low-dose computed tomography vs standard chest radiograph scanning, a review of lung cancer biomarkers, and the potential benefits of using biomarkers for detecting lung cancer.

LUNG CANCER SECTION

Nurturing health equity in smoking cessation care
Cultural intricacies play a pivotal role in shaping racial and ethnic disparities in smoking cessation.

INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURES SECTION

Diagnostic yield reporting of bronchoscopic peripheral pulmonary nodule biopsies
This article highlights a research statement from CHEST and the American Thoracic Society that sets a standardized definition for diagnostic yield.

PLEURAL DISEASE SECTION

Primary vs secondary: A review of pneumothorax management
This article highlights the similarities and differences in CHEST and British Thoracic Society guidelines for the management of primary spontaneous and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax.

ULTRASOUND AND CHEST IMAGING SECTION

TEE: The future of ultrasound in the ICU
Transesophageal ultrasound (TEE) has many benefits in the ICU, including real-time cardiac visualization and early detection of right ventricular dysfunction.

CHEST ADVOCATES

Serving and Smoking: A conversation on tobacco use in the military
Read insights from Anne Melzer, MD, MS, whose research is focused primarily on promoting smoking cessation for patients with chronic lung diseases and who are at high risk of lung cancer.

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