If everyone eligible had a lung cancer screening, 62,000 lives would be saved over five years, a new study shows. By Simar Bajaj Tens of thousands of lives could be saved if more people got screened ...

White lung pneumonia is not a real disease, but it shows how lungs look different on a scan. Many types of pneumonia make the lungs look whiter on X-rays and CT scans because of fluid or pus. "White ...

Pulmonary contusion can heal on its own in about one week if recognized and treated early. For serious cases, treatment may include oxygen therapy and managing complications like ARDS (acute ...

Perinatal Institute, Division of Neonatology, Perinatal and Pulmonary Biology, The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039, United States The Materials Science and ...

Today, the American Lung Association released its 2024 “State of Lung Cancer” report, which examines key indicators to highlight how the toll of lung cancer varies by state. Lung cancer is the leading ...

About 1 in 8 newly diagnosed cancers worldwide (almost 2.5 million new cases, which is about 12% of all new cases of cancers diagnosed in the world) About 1 in 5 deaths from cancer (about 1.8 million ...

How Well Does Tagrisso Work for Lung Cancer? The FDA approved Tagrisso based on clinical trials for EGFR-mutated lung cancer in several different scenarios. Tagrisso was studied in people who had lung ...

A lung nodule is a small mass of dense tissue on the lung. On a chest X-ray or CT scan, it looks like a white spot. Most lung nodules are benign, meaning not cancerous. Your doctor uses results from ...