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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

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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

Which biopsy method is more appropriate to provide the highest diagnostic accuracy for pleural effusion?

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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.

CLINICIAN RESOURCE

Tobacco Dependence Treatment Toolkit

Explore strategies for treating tobacco dependence, tools for assessing tobacco addiction, case studies, and more.

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WEBINAR SERIES

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, and more.

SIMULATION

Advanced Airway Management

Enhance your airway management skills through cadaver-based, interactive sessions for managing challenging airway scenarios, November 22.

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CHEST Annual Meeting

Get the latest updates in clinical chest medicine, engage in interactive and experiential learning, and connect with like-minded clinicians.

CHEST Curriculum Pathways for Lung Cancer

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CHEST Curriculum Pathway for Lung Cancer

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Downloadable educational assets

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Guideline on central airway obstruction management

This guideline provides recommendations for management of symptomatic malignant and nonmalignant central airway obstruction. Access key recommendations, flowcharts with instructions on how to implement this guideline into practice, and a link to the full guideline in the journal CHEST.

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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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Thoracic oncology news and notes

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PULMONARY PERSPECTIVES^®

Changing the tumor board conversation: Immunotherapy in resectable NSCLC
Get the latest news on immunotherapy treatments and studies that are changing best practices for the management of operable NSCLC.

LUNG CANCER SECTION

Atypical pulmonary cysts: Why to care
This article explains the change to the 2022 Lung CT Screening Reporting & Data System to include atypical pulmonary cysts.

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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