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 ...

Lung cancer screening helps find lung cancer early, when it is easier to treat. The screening test for lung cancer is called a low-dose CT scan. Low-dose CT scan has been shown to lower the risk of ...

A CT scan of healthy lungs looks typical in size with no inflammation, allowing the diaphragm to dome. Lungs with emphysema can look overinflated, with muscle loss, making the diaphragm misshapen. The ...

Getting screened for cancer is a stressful experience for patients and may be stretched over months if multiple screenings are needed to finally reach a diagnosis. For some cancers, biopsies — where ...

Doctors had to use a catheter intended for detecting cancer to rescue the drill bit, which had gone into his lungs Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything from the ...

There are roughly 225,000 new cases of lung cancer every year in the United States. Early diagnosis and treatment play a large role in improving outcomes. A recently developed nasal swab test could ...