However, rising exposure to air pollution, which is known to trigger EGFR mutations—may also be ... are more often seen in younger non-smoking women, particularly in Asia. Thankfully, improved ...

6 The eGFR blood test may not provide accurate results in patients with unstable creatinine concentrations, including pregnant women, hospitalized patients with acute kidney injury, cancer ...

When symptoms do develop, they may include: People with EGFR mutations are more likely to be assigned female at birth and have never smoked or are light smokers. When you’re evaluated for lung ...

A new study finds that the decline of the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in sedentary older adults can be mitigated through moderate-intensity physical activity. Moderate-intensity ...

Ovarian cancer (OC), the most lethal gynecological malignancy, is the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death in women. Despite advances in treatment, the primary challenges in overcoming ovarian ...

The IPASS (Iressa Pan-Asia Study) is the first large randomized clinical trial that compared first-line EGFR TKI therapy with chemotherapy. 1 In this study, 1,217 Asian non-smokers or former light ...

However, rising exposure to air pollution, which is known to trigger EGFR mutations – may also ... also appear to be more commonly found in non-smoking women than in men. This gene prevents ...