Nov. 10, 2005 — -- Colleen Crayton smoked for more than 40 years before she quit. After hearing of Peter Jennings' battle with lung cancer, she decided to ask for a CT lung scan even though she ...

In patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), low-dose CT achieved higher sensitivity than chest x-ray for detecting lung metastases and second primary lung cancer, but patients ...

Patients screened with a CT scan were less likely to die from lung cancer. Nov. 4, 2010— -- Low-dose computerized tomography -- or CT -- scans better detect earlier stages of lung cancer than a ...

Lung nodules are clusters of cells found during an x-ray or CT scan that appear as more dense or white spots in the lungs.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S., killing more people than the next three causes of cancer ...

Screening heavy smokers for lung cancer with a CT scan could potentially prevent thousands of deaths from lung cancer a year, a new study suggests. According to the study researchers, if all current ...

Dr. Jaime Ungo, a specialist in pulmonology and sleep medicine at Pulmonary Consultants, feels strongly about the importance of lung cancer screening. He earnestly encourages patients to understand ...