Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, but advances in screening and treatment are helping physicians detect the disease earlier and improve outcomes for ...

Medically reviewed by Doru Paul, MD Key Takeaways There is no blood test, including a complete blood count (CBC), that can ...

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 ...

As more lung cancer cases emerge among non-smokers, advances in medical imaging technology are helping doctors detect the ...

When doctors review diagnostic medical scans for lung cancer, they sometimes spot abnormalities unrelated to the lungs. New research shows that some of those abnormalities could be signs of other ...

About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...

Several cardiovascular risk factors, such as advanced age and smoking history, are prevalent among lung cancer patients at the time of the diagnosis and increase their risk of future heart disease, ...

One of the greatest opportunities to improve lung cancer outcomes is the early identification and management of lung nodules, ...

A deep learning model was able to predict future lung cancer risk from a single low-dose chest CT scan, according to new research published at the ATS 2025 International Conference. The model, called ...

The combination of artificial intelligence (AI)-based nodule detection software and a structured, navigator-tracked follow-up clinic helped identify early-stage lung cancer in a p ...