Healthline

Can CT Scans Accurately Detect Lung Cancer?

Lung cancer is the No. 1 cause of cancer-related death in the United States. Screening with low dose computed tomography (called low dose CT or LDCT) can save lives for people at high risk for this ...
WBAL-TV

'Saved by the Scan' urges people to get lung cancer screening to prevent death

IN TODAY’S MEDICAL ALERT. TODAY IS WORLD CANCER DAY. THE LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER DEATHS IN THE U.S. IS LUNG CANCER. SADLY, THE OVERALL FIVE YEAR SURVIVAL RATE IS JUST 28%. BUT IF IT’S CAUGHT EARLY, ...
KTBS 3

Routine lung cancer screening saves a Shreveport woman's life

SHREVEPORT, La. - A routine medical screening is credited with saving a local woman's life. Doctors say lung cancer often ...
Southeast Missourian

Study says lung scans may find cancer earlier in smokers and save lives

A controversial new study offers the strongest evidence yet that screening smokers for lung cancer with computerized chest scans can save lives, much as mammograms do for women with breast cancer.
Cure Today

“Lung Cancer Is a Really Sneaky Beast”: Why patients need to remain vigilant with scans, even while dealing with “scanxiety.”

Alex Biese: Hi, my name is Alex Biese. I'm the assistant managing editor of CURE® magazine. In this edition of the Speaking Out® video series, I'm speaking with Dusty Joy of LiveLung and the Lung ...
NPR

Study Shows CT Scans Cut Lung Cancer Deaths

Long-awaited results from a big federal study show that screening smokers and former smokers with CT scans cuts the risk of dying from lung cancer by 20 percent. But many questions remain about how ...
New York Post

I’m a doctor — female nonsmokers get lung cancer more than men, look out for these troubling signs

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month — an estimated 235,000 new cases of lung cancer and 125,000 deaths are expected to occur this year in the US. Dr. Daniel Sterman, the division director for ...