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Michael R Johnston

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Taghizadeh N, Tremblay A, Cressman S, Peacock S, McWilliams A, MacEachern P, et al.
BMJ Open . 2019 Jan; 9(1):e024719. PMID: 30659040
Objectives: The impact of lung cancer screening with low-dose chest CT (LDCT) on participants' anxiety levels and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important consideration in the implementation of...
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Tammemagi M, Schmidt H, Martel S, McWilliams A, Goffin J, Johnston M, et al.
Lancet Oncol . 2017 Oct; 18(11):1523-1531. PMID: 29055736
Background: Results from retrospective studies indicate that selecting individuals for low-dose CT lung cancer screening on the basis of a highly predictive risk model is superior to using criteria similar...
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Cressman S, Peacock S, Tammemagi M, Evans W, Leighl N, Goffin J, et al.
J Thorac Oncol . 2017 May; 12(8):1210-1222. PMID: 28499861
Introduction: Lung cancer risk prediction models have the potential to make programs more affordable; however, the economic evidence is limited. Methods: Participants in the National Lung Cancer Screening Trial (NLST)...
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Wu L, Allo G, John T, Li M, Tagawa T, Opitz I, et al.
Clin Cancer Res . 2016 Sep; 23(4):1060-1067. PMID: 27683181
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare but aggressive disease with few therapeutic options. The tumor-stromal interface is important in MPM, but this is lost in cell lines, the main...
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Amararathna M, Johnston M, Rupasinghe H
Int J Mol Sci . 2016 Aug; 17(8). PMID: 27548149
Lung cancer may be prevented by a diet rich in fruits and vegetables as they are enriched with dietary antioxidant polyphenols, such as flavonoids, proanthocyanidins, lignans, stilbenes, and phenolic acids....
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Cressman S, Lam S, Tammemagi M, Evans W, Leighl N, Regier D, et al.
J Thorac Oncol . 2014 Aug; 9(10):1449-58. PMID: 25105438
Background: It is estimated that millions of North Americans would qualify for lung cancer screening and that billions of dollars of national health expenditures would be required to support population-based...
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McWilliams A, Tammemagi M, Mayo J, Roberts H, Liu G, Soghrati K, et al.
N Engl J Med . 2013 Sep; 369(10):910-9. PMID: 24004118
Background: Major issues in the implementation of screening for lung cancer by means of low-dose computed tomography (CT) are the definition of a positive result and the management of lung...
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Karp D, Lee S, Keller S, Shaw Wright G, Aisner S, Belinsky S, et al.
J Clin Oncol . 2013 Sep; 31(33):4179-87. PMID: 24002495
Purpose: Selenium has been reported to have chemopreventive benefits in lung cancer. We conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the incidence of second primary tumors (SPTs) in patients with...
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Jaskolka J, Kachura J, Hwang D, Tsao M, Waddell T, Asch M, et al.
J Vasc Interv Radiol . 2010 Oct; 21(11):1689-96. PMID: 20884239
Purpose: To evaluate pathologically the effectiveness of radiofrequency (RF) ablation in the treatment of pulmonary metastases. Materials And Methods: Patients with multiple pulmonary metastases scheduled for surgical resection were prospectively...
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Anraku M, Tagawa T, Wu L, Yun Z, Keshavjee S, Zhang L, et al.
J Immunol . 2010 Jun; 185(2):956-66. PMID: 20548032
CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) can promote the growth of some tumors, but it is unknown whether this is true for all tumors, including malignant pleural mesothelioma. We have previously...