Yahoo

Free lung cancer scans available; it could save your life

CAMILLUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Deborah Young got a lung cancer scan on a whim, not expecting the call that followed to tell her she had a spot on her lung. “It was only like 1.8 centimeters, so it was no ...
TMCnet

New Case Study: bioAffinity Technologies' CyPath® Lung Provides Actionable Results and Helps Patient Avoid Costly, Invasive Procedures

Affinity Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIAF; BIAFW), a biotechnology company advancing noninvasive diagnostics for lung cancer and other lung diseases, today released a new clinical case study that ...
Daily Journal

Franciscan Health to offer lung scan deal for National Lung Screening Day

Franciscan Health is offering $49 self-pay lung scans on Nov. 11 in honor of National Lung Screening Day. Lung scans are simple, non-invasive computer tomography (CT) screenings that use a minimal ...
PhillyVoice

Millions of CT scans are done every year – most leave important data behind

Imaging ordered for one purpose can help identify other health risks at the same time. But getting that data to providers ...
Cure Today

“Lung Cancer Is a Really Sneaky Beast”: Why patients need to remain vigilant with scans, even while dealing with “scanxiety.”

Alex Biese: Hi, my name is Alex Biese. I'm the assistant managing editor of CURE® magazine. In this edition of the Speaking Out® video series, I'm speaking with Dusty Joy of LiveLung and the Lung ...
Live 5 News

Scan looks to detect lung cancer at earlier stages

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control states that lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women - nationally, and in the ...
wsbt

Eye on Health: Lung Cancer Screenings

Many people don’t know they have lung cancer until it’s too late. November is Lung Cancer Awareness month, and doctors at Beacon Health System say now is the time to be proactive. In this Eye on ...
Yahoo

This AI model can tell if you're at high risk of lung cancer by analyzing a single X-ray scan

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. X-ray of lung showing chest cancer. An artificial intelligence (AI) program can determine whether a non-smoker is at high risk of ...
News Medical

Innovative scanning technique enables better lung function monitoring

A new method of scanning lungs is able to show the effects of treatment on lung function in real time and enable experts to see the functioning of transplanted lungs. This could enable medics to ...

Biodesix Announces the Largest Lung Nodule Biomarker Clinical Validation Study Ever Published Supporting Earlier Lung Cancer Diagnosis

(Nasdaq: BDSX), a leading diagnostics solutions company, announced the publication of the largest lung nodule biomarker clinical validation study ever conducted. This milestone strengthens the ...
Philadelphia Tribune

Temple Health lung scans improving health for residents

Patients in Philadelphia are receiving cutting-edge detection of lung cancer and other health problems, thanks to a new low-dose CT scanning program offered by Temple University Health Systems. The ...
Lompoc Record

There’s a life-saving lung scan for smokers. So why are so few of them getting it?

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 ...