Review Article


Translational new frontiers in lung cancer research

Giulia Sedda, Roberto Gasparri, Lorenzo Spaggiari

Abstract

Lung cancer (LC) accounts for 1.6 million death each year, remaining the leading cause of oncology-related death. This worst-case scenario is linked to poor survival associated with late diagnosis. This happens commonly in clinical practice, even in countries with strong and developed health systems, resulting in a lower chance of survival and a higher cost of treatment. Ideally, screening in an asymptomatic at-risk population could increase the chance of recognition cancerous cells, or even pre-cancerous conditions, in a majority of individuals who will results negative to the test. With this article, we aim to summarize the best new approach in LC research.

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