A chest X-ray or CT scan often incidentally finds lung nodules which are small growths While most lung nodules are benign ...

A study finds only 18% of eligible smokers get lung cancer screenings despite the test being quick and simple. Experts urge ...

STAT notes that a previous study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on lung cancer screening for smokers found that CT scans to detect early signs of the disease reduced deaths by about ...

which provides foundational and comprehensive data on lung nodules in non-smokers, even more critical," she said. The results ...

Evidence of the beneficial effect of lung cancer screening by low-dose chest CT scans on lung cancer mortality reduction in a ...

Low-dose CT screening in a high-risk population detected lung cancer in 2.0% of participants ... with current or former smoking habit within the past 20 years, identified from 329 primary care ...

Since 2013, guidelines have recommended using low-dose CT chest scans to screen for lung cancer in older heavy smokers. But those guidelines were updated in 2021 to start screening at 50 instead ...

IU Health created a mobile health care resource offering low-dose CT scans. The mobile unit is in Sellersburg this week as ...

The number of expected lung cancer deaths this year ... Physicians recommends a yearly low-dose CAT scan of the chest for current or former smokers who have smoked at least a pack of cigarettes ...

The CDC says in the U.S. about 10 to 20 percent of lung cancers are found in non-smokers. That also includes people smoking ...

smoking status and type of lung cancer. The results showed that 77.9% of the participants had detectable atherosclerosis on CT scans. Additionally, the data revealed that 47.8% of the patients had ...

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in America, claiming more lives each year than colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. While smoking stands as the most significant ...