Primary Care Reports – January 1, 2007
January 1, 2007
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Primary Care Physicians and the Fight Against Lung Cancer
Although it is known that cigarette smoking is the most prevalent risk factor for lung cancer, other risk factors are important. It is notable that 10% of men and 20% of women with lung cancer never smoked, and that nearly half of patients are former smokers. -
Pharmacology Watch
Patients with coronary artery disease who have received intra-coronary, drug-eluding stents (DES) may benefit from longer courses of clopidogrel than is currently standard. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement