Lung cancer screening with low-dose chest computed tomography (CT) may detect more than just lung cancer. As new research in ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends a low-dose CT scan of the chest for anyone who is between ages 50 and 80 ...

“Early detection can reduce lung cancer death rates by 20% — that’s significant,” Dr. Gorbatov says. “In some cases when we ...

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 ...

That is a significant difference that could potentially add years to life. What is a lung cancer screening CT? The only ...

A RECENT study examining the impact of airflow limitation (AL) on lung cancer (LC) screening outcomes suggests that the ...

According to these estimates, radiation from a single, full-body CT screening examination ... radiation-related fatal cancer would be about 1 per 50 screened people. Lung cancer would be the ...

There are different types of tests available to detect lung cancer, including a relatively simple screening known as a low-dose CT scan. George Barlow, a former smoker who was diagnosed with non ...

Lung cancer is preventable,” R.I. Health Director Jerry Larkin said. “Not smoking is the single most important thing people ...

the standard for lung cancer screening CT reporting and management recommendations, including small nodules. "Our team will now embark on a 500-patient, prospective validation study, taking place ...

The American Lung Association suggests combating this issue by getting screened for lung cancer. "Lung cancer screening is an important ... or more should get a CT scan. This scan can detect ...