Since 2021, when lung cancer screening guidelines began to include younger people and those with a lower smoking history, the number of screenings climbed, but significant gaps remain, especially ...

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in the United States and is the leading cause of death from cancer. If lung cancer is found early, when it is small and before it has spread, it is more ...

Increasing lung cancer screening uptake to 100% among eligible individuals could more than quadruple the number of lung cancer deaths prevented and life-years gained over a 5-year period, researchers ...

A strategy involving biennial screening at age 50, followed by annual screening at age 60, would result in a 20.6% reduction in the percentage of CT screenings performed. The strategy would mostly ...

While the statistics remain stark—lung cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide and has the highest death ...

A 60-year-old’s routine health screening revealed stage 1 lung cancer – a reminder that the disease can strike anyone, and ...

There is a lung cancer screening test that is saving lives – and yet most people who could be getting the test have never heard of it or never talked about it with a doctor. "We've got a screening ...

In a study of more than 31,000 adults, an EHR-integrated patient-facing tool significantly improved identification of ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Rhode Island earned high rankings in the American Lung Association’s “State of Lung Cancer” report. The American Lung Association’s annual report examines rates of new ...

There is much to commend about Australia’s lung cancer screening program, which started on July 1. The program is based on gold-standard trial evidence showing this type of screening is likely to ...

Very few of the heavy smokers who are eligible for lung cancer screening in the United States have undergone such screening, a nationwide analysis has found. The US Preventive Services Task Force ...