Despite causing serious symptoms and having available treatments, Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) may be frequently missed in people with lung cancer, a new study suggests. While previous studies have suggested that about 3% to 6% of people with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) develop LEMS, this claims analysis found…
Discussion
There were a lot of things I thought my daughter would never do again after her Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) diagnosis. Grace was 15 when she was diagnosed, and her symptoms progressed rapidly. She lost the ability to play the sports she loved — basketball, volleyball, and…
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) can be caused by several types of cancer, not just the small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) that’s commonly associated with the immune system disease, according to new data from a European LEMS registry. These data showed that, compared with autoimmune LEMS, which occurs on its own…
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