One of the best ways to reduce the risk of lung cancer is by quitting smoking or to not start smoking. Essentia Health can help patients ditch smoking with the help of smoking-cessation experts .

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – LUCAS, a first of its kind, state-of-the-art mobile lung cancer screening unit, will visit Monroe and Nicholas counties offering low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scans.

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 ...

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

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

In observance of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, seven medical societies and patient advocacy groups collaborated to raise awareness and advocate for multidisciplinary care in lung cancer treatment. Lung ...

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 ...

Yet just 16% of eligible people get screened for lung cancer, far lower than screening rates for colorectal ... The screenings consist of annual low-dose CT scans. Only about 27% of cases are ...

A medical team at UC Health is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve early detection of lung cancer.