Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Screening with low dose computed tomography (called low dose CT or LDCT) can save lives for people at high risk for this ...

The good news is that imaging scans do detect lung cancer early. The bad news, according to a study in the current issue of the journal Radiology, is that they are much more likely to detect harmless ...

Lung cancer is one of the major causes of cancer-related fatalities in the global society, particularly due to its late diagnosis in most cases. Early diagnosis has great benefits in terms of survival ...

Since her stage 1 lung cancer diagnosis in September 2015, Colette Smith had to undergo computerized tomography (CT) scans of the chest every six months for the next five years. Now she needs them ...

As a nonsmoker lung cancer hasn't been a concern of mine, but I recently heard it can affect people who have never smoked. If ...

At Temple Health, physicians saw an opportunity for routine lung scans to better support patients’ health, far beyond the lungs. The program, called the Temple Healthy Chest Initiative, was started ...

It can be surprising to learn that lung cancer can develop in people who have never smoked. In fact, up to 20% of lung ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. Lung cancer screening is appropriate for those meeting ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bettye Givens didn’t know that low-dose CT scans can catch lung cancer at its earliest, most treatable stages. She didn’t know that they can also throw up false positives that lead ...