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 ...
Frederick Health Medical Group is outpacing national averages by detecting nearly 40% of lung cancers at Stage 1 with 3D imaging and robotic bronchoscopy.
Portsmouth Regional Hospital offers cutting-edge technology used to diagnose lung. Here's what to know about it and who ...
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A recent report from the American Cancer Society raises new concerns about higher cancer rates in younger people. Local doctors say screening is more critical than ever right now ...
CT Screening Low Risk Nodules Suspicious Nodules False Positives Coping With a Cancer Diagnosis If you meet the criteria for lung cancer screening — meaning you are or have a history of being a heavy ...
Health care workers with Ohio State University have begun driving a mobile lung cancer screening unit across the state.
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 ...
For smokers and former smokers, getting annual CT scans of the chest to catch lung cancers early dramatically improves survival, new research shows. Many people may believe lung cancer to be swiftly ...
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 ...
A mum whose rib pain and dizziness were put down to the physical demands of working 60-hour-weeks was diagnosed with lung ...