Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society and the leading ...
Less than 20% (19.6%) of Americans who are eligible to get screened for lung cancer are getting the test they need, according ...
"A lung nodule is a small, solid, rounded mass of tissue in the lungs that can be seen on a chest computed tomography (CT) scan or X-ray as a white spot," explains Samir Shah, MD, an interventional ...
The lung cancer survival rate has improved 26% in the last five years, according to the American Lung Association’s ...
In its early stages, lung cancer may not show any symptoms. That’s why, if you meet the criteria for getting screened, lung ...
Lung cancer screenings are available at area Ascension St. Vincent locations through Check Up 13. For more information or to ...
A medical team at UC Health is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve early detection of lung cancer.
Sentara Health now offers low-dose CT lung scans on Saturdays at imaging centers in Hampton Roads, northeastern North ...
"We're unfortunately seeing up to 20% of patients who present with lung cancer have never smoked," said Abbas. At younger ...
according to a new report from the American Lung Association. Rates of preventive screening with low-dose CT, meanwhile, have ...
Low-dose CT scans are recommended for people between 50-80 years old, who smoke or formerly smoked and have a 20 pack-year ...