A CT scan of healthy lungs looks typical in size with no inflammation, allowing the diaphragm to dome. Lungs with emphysema can look overinflated, with muscle loss, making the diaphragm misshapen. The ...

New research suggests the US is missing a huge opportunity to save lives when it comes to the deadliest cancer in the country ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Smokers who have a single CT scan to look for lung cancer have a one in ...

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

Colette Smith of the Bronx was diagnosed with lung cancer, despite never smoking. Her survival story is central to her push ...

Out of 1,251 initially eligible individuals, 560 individuals without chest CT scans at hospital admission, 56 individuals with poor computed tomography scan quality, 294 individuals with entirely ...

From the University of Mississippi Medical Center Office of Communications and Marketing  Early detection saves lives: low-dose CT scans key to fighting lung cancer ...

According to the American Lung Association, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States.

Under current screening guidelines, almost two-thirds of Americans with lung cancer would not have qualified for required scans, researchers said.

Current lung cancer screening guidelines restrict eligibility to a select group of longer-term smokers. A new study finds ...

When screening patients for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography (CT), raising the nodule size threshold from 5 mm to 7 or 8 mm before starting a more intensive workup could result in fewer ...