Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is encouraging all eligible adults to add a lung cancer CT scan to their November to-do ...
For current smokers—or those who’ve smoked in the last 15 years—screening for lung cancer should begin at age 50.
Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) lung cancer screenings are available for those who are age 50 to 80, are active smokers or who quit smoking less than 15 years ago, or have a 20-pack-per-year ...
Our progress against lung cancer is something to celebrate. Millions of lives have been saved in the U.S. alone since rates of smoking began to drop in the mid-1960s. And as smoking continues to ...
But a lot of work remains to get eligible people screened for lung cancer and expand affordable access to the targeted ...
November is lung cancer awareness month. Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns spoke with a pulmonologist about what lung cancer screening involves.
In its early stages, lung cancer may not show any symptoms. That’s why, if you meet the criteria for getting screened, lung ...