Low-dose CT scans could reduce mortality in lung cancer patients by up to 20 percent, according to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine. From Aug. 2002 through April 2004, researchers ...

The statistics are stark — by far the leading cancer killer of Americans is lung cancer, and about 4 in 5 lung cancer deaths are thought to result from smoking. Today, in addition to quitting, there’s ...

There's a new technology that's helping dramatically reduce lung cancer deaths. Low dose CT scans have revolutionized early lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, but sometimes it's hard to tell if the ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Weirton Medical Center is adding to its toolbox when it comes to early detection for lung cancer, through its new Low Dose Lung CT Scanning Program. The program provides early ...

Lung cancer screening can detect cancer early when it’s most treatable. See if you qualify for a low-dose CT scan at Fred Hutch.

According to the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), approximately one in 1,700 Mississippians will die of lung cancer. The leading cause of lung cancer is cigarette smoke and secondhand ...

Denoised ultra-low dose CT can effectively diagnose pneumonia in immunocompromised patients using only 2% of the radiation dose of standard CT, according to a study published today in Radiology: ...

A low-dose CT scan is more effective than chest X-rays, doctors say, when it comes to catching lung cancer. A 31-year-old marathon runner thought she had norovirus. She was diagnosed with stage 3 ...

Do you know that, if you are a current or former smoker, there is a test that is more likely to save your life than a yearly mammogram or a screening colonoscopy? Of all malignancies, lung cancer is ...