The widespread utilization of chest CT scans has increased the importance ... characteristics of benign versus malignant nodules. Lung cancer is the primary etiology of malignant nodules and ...

For example, your doctor might notice a lung nodule while taking chest X-rays or CT scans for pneumonia or other issues ... related emphysema and a first-degree relative with lung cancer is at higher ...

In contrast, he says a chest CT scan provides detailed ... allows for the detection of tiny nodules and is especially useful for diagnosing lung cancer at its most treatable stage,” he explains.

"We're unfortunately seeing up to 20% of patients who present with lung cancer have never smoked," said Abbas. At younger ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in America, and catching it early is vital. That’s exactly what a low-dose ...

Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is encouraging all eligible adults to add a lung cancer CT scan to their November to-do ...

Years ago, McColgan said smoking was a way of life. He says it was advertised often on TV, considered a relaxer and even ...

Officials say smoking is the number one cause of lung cancer, but it is not the only one. “Radon gas, asbestos exposure, and ...

Chest CTs with Riverain Technologies' ClearRead™ CT to Provide ... outcomes for a lung cancer diagnosis come from early detection. With the ability to identify lung nodules in CT scans from ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that high risk patients between 50 and 80 receive lung cancer screening.

Associate professor Satoshi Watanabe and his teams from Niigata University have revealed that PET/CT image analysis using ...