Evidence map›Paper›PMID 37681073›Full record

ReviewCytoJournal2023

Effective lung cancer control: An unaccomplished challenge in cancer research.

Neeraja Panakkal, Asha Lekshmi, Veena Vamadevan Saraswathy, Kunjuraman Sujathan

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In one paragraph

Review in CytoJournal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Neeraja PanakkalDivision of Cancer Research, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Asha LekshmiDivision of Cancer Research, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Veena Vamadevan SaraswathyDivision of Pathology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
Kunjuraman SujathanDivision of Cancer Research, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9599-7752
Regional Cancer Center, Thiruvananthapuram · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung cancer has always been a burden to the society since its non-effective early detection and poor survival status. Different imaging modalities such as computed tomography scan have been practiced for lung cancer detection. This review focuses on the importance of sputum cytology for early lung cancer detection and biomarkers effective in sputum samples. Published articles were discussed in light of the potential of sputum cytology for lung cancer early detection and risk assessment across high-risk groups. Recent developments in sample processing techniques have documented a clear potential to improve or refine diagnosis beyond that achieved with conventional sputum cytology examination. The diagnostic potential of sputum cytology may be exploited better through the standardization and automation of sputum preparation and analysis for application in routine laboratory practices and clinical trials. The challenging aspects in sputum cytology as well as sputum-based molecular markers are to ensure appropriate standardization and validation of the processing techniques.

Indexed as

Lung cancerMolecular markersSputum cytology

Identifiers

PMID37681073
PMCPMC10481856
OpenAlexW4385633776

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Registered trials

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