May 12, 2026

Early-Onset Lung Cancer May Be Connected to Pesticide Contaminants

Dietary patterns in young patients with lung cancer suggest that many have higher dietary quality scores than average U.S. reference values, according to results from a study presented at the American...

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May 11, 2026

Folate Biomarkers Linked to Lung Cancer

Cross-sectional NHANES analysis found associations between select folate markers and self-reported physician-diagnosed lung cancer, though the direction and clinical significance of the relationship remain unclear

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May 05, 2026

Former Smokers May Merit Later Screening

Cohort data suggest past-eligible former smokers retain competing mortality profiles similar to younger current-eligible smokers

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May 05, 2026

Second Primary Cancer Risk Shifts Over Time

US registry study finds overall declines but rising risk in lung, melanoma, and older survivor groups

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May 04, 2026

AI Outperforms MDs on Reasoning Tasks

Across six experiments—including a blinded, real-world ER evaluation—an OpenAI large language model outperformed physician baselines on multiple clinical reasoning tasks, though not on key safety endpoints such as cannot-miss diagnoses

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May 01, 2026

Top 10 States for Physician-Owned Hospitals

These 10 states make it more practical for physicians to participate in hospital ownership by aligning statutory structure, corporate practice of medicine rules, and population trends.

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April 29, 2026

Long-Term Outcomes With Taletrectinib in ROS1-Positive NSCLC

As reported in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Li et al, long-term follow-up of a Chinese phase II trial (TRUST-I) showed prolonged activity with taletrectinib in patients with ROS1 mutation–posit...

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April 27, 2026

AI May Improve Lung Nodule Detection

Randomized trial finds higher detection and more follow-up imaging, without faster interpretation

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April 24, 2026

Photon-Counting CT Improves Tumor Detection

Lower-dose scans were associated with improved tumor feature detection and fewer adverse events compared with standard imaging

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April 23, 2026

Medical Oddities: Chew on This Cancer Prevention Idea

From gum to gut to memory—medicine gets weirdly clever fast 

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