So, I’m mildly freaking out,” Margaret Lawson wrote from St Andrew’s Hospital where, having not been able to get an appointment with a GP, she’d gone to ask for a CT scan for a lingering headache.

If a nodule or abnormality is found, your doctor may order additional tests including further imaging and may also recommend a lung biopsy, based on the appearance of the abnormality. If biopsy is ...

Early-stage lung cancer usually refers to stages 1, 2, and 3A non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as well as limited-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC). You may have no symptoms in these early stages ...

But if you have a lung condition, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or bronchiectasis, they could have far more dangerous undertones – and are largely to blame for ...

“We are hopeful that this technology will enable us to biopsy lung nodules that are deep within the lung safely and effectively, allowing us to detect cancers in early stages before they have ...

If a nodule or abnormality is found, doctors may recommend a lung biopsy. This procedure can be done using various methods, including a biopsy needle, endoscopy, video-assisted thoracic surgery ...

Catherine Leyden says her lungs "are banjaxed" and her "breathing is appalling" after smoking for years. The Ireland AM chef started smoking cigarettes in her 20s and quickly became addicted to them.

Medically reviewed by Susan Russell, MDLung cancer prognosis tends to be better for people diagnosed in earlier stages of the ...