A study suggests that expanded screening for lung cancer could save more lives, especially among Black Americans. A ...
For current smokers—or those who’ve smoked in the last 15 years—screening for lung cancer should begin at age 50.
The lung cancer survival rate has improved 26% in the last five years, according to the American Lung Association’s ...
For many decades, Kentucky has been leading the nation in lung cancer incidence and mortality. While this is a grim statistic ...
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 ...
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, which serves as a good reminder of the resources available locally to help catch the ...
Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is encouraging all eligible adults to add a lung cancer CT scan to their November to-do ...
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 ...
American Lung Association’s ‘State of Lung Cancer’ report reveals stark differences in survival, screening and treatment across states ...
The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that high risk patients between 50 and 80 receive lung cancer screening.
The survival rate among those with lung cancer has improved by more than a quarter in the last five years, according to a new ...
Smokers are the most at risk of getting lung cancer. Other factors such as family history have a small chance. Vaping is a ...