Computer tomography scans, or CT scans, are an invaluable tool for diagnosing cancer and other conditions. But in a cruel twist, the medical imaging technique may be more harmful than once thought, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Omer Awan is a practicing physician who covers public health. Lung Cancer, Scan, Essay Can Be Used Only To Illustrate Cancer, ...

In new case study, CyPath Lung spares elderly woman from an invasive procedure for a suspicious lung nodule discovered on a ...

Shira Boehler shares her journey being diagnosed with Stage 1 lung cancer. A doctor explains the need for better lung cancer screening for asymptomatic, never smokers.

The program is based on the findings of the National Lung Screening Trial, a study that compared CT scans and standard chest X-rays in detecting lung cancer. CT scans use X-rays to obtain a ...

WEEK. THANKS, DALENCIA. IN THIS MORNING’S MEDICAL ALERT, NOVEMBER IS LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND HEALTH EXPERTS ARE URGING THOSE WHO SMOKE TO GET SCREENED. AND JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH ...

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 ...

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 ...

Doctors are poring over preliminary data from landmark research that demonstrated this week how CT scans can detect lung cancer early, reducing mortality the way other forms of screening have helped ...

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 ...

Low-dose chest CT for lung cancer screening provides the opportunity to simultaneously screen patients for osteoporosis, detecting notably higher rates of osteoporosis in men than the traditional tool ...