The test that you use for lung cancer screening is called a low-radiation dose chest CT scan. Those individuals who are at risk for having lung cancer, which is defined by their age and their ...

For smokers and former smokers, getting annual CT scans of the chest to catch lung cancers early dramatically improves survival, new research shows. Many people may believe lung cancer to be ...

The changes were based on an analysis of data from the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network that estimated ...

Timothy Mullett, MD, leaned toward his computer screen as he spoke, drowning out the sounds of the busy coffee shop behind him to get his message across.

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

But preliminary results from an Italian team today showed how combining CT scans and a different scanning technique called positron emission tomography (PET) can reliably detect early lung cancer.

I am a lung-cancer survivor, and suspicious nodules were seen on a CT scan back in March. So, my pulmonologist wanted a ...

where a CT scan and biopsy revealed that Vassallo—an otherwise healthy, young, nonsmoker—had stage 4 lung cancer. “Although most lung cancer is associated with tobacco abuse, that’s just ...

If you're a smoker or have other risks for lung cancer, you may want to get a screening test. If your doctor spots something out of the ordinary on your chest X-ray or CT scan, they may ask you to ...

Free lung cancer screenings will be available in Auburn in early November, which is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.

Current and past smokers are being offered lung checks as part of an NHS programme to catch cancer early. Invites are being ...