Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT), a procedure that uses X-rays to produce a series of images at different angles, generating a 3-dimensional view of the lung, is an effective screening technique ...

Among nearly 1,000 patients with lung cancer in a cohort study, only 35.1% met U.S. Preventive Services Task Force screening criteria. Universal age-based screening (40-85 years) detected 93.9% of ...

Lung cancer screening more than tripled after the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force expanded screening eligibility in 2021, according to a March 20 research letter published in JAMA Oncology.

Under current screening guidelines, almost two-thirds of Americans with lung cancer would not have qualified for the CT chest scans that could have spotted tumors early and extended their lives, new ...

ATLANTA -- Nearly 5 million additional people are recommended to get screened for lung cancer under an updated guideline from the American Cancer Society, which expanded its recommendations to include ...

BOSTON -- Whether low-dose CT screening for lung cancer should be expanded to include people who quit smoking more than 15 years ago, as the American Cancer Society (ACS) now recommends, was the topic ...

But lung cancer screening has not been as successful. That's because current screening recommendations focus on a single risk ...

Associations were seen for lack of health insurance coverage, being a rural resident, and not having a clinician with decreased odds of screening. HealthDay News — Increased lung cancer screening ...

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and Mercy Health — Lorain is using this time to highlight lung cancer screening guidelines, according to a news release. In 2023, the American Cancer Society ...

National guidelines for lung cancer screening are less effective for African Americans than for whites, Stanford study concludes. A risk-based analysis is more equitable and effective. Current ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Guidelines are needed for populations of never-smokers who have increased risk for lung cancer. Asian women who ...

Mercy BioAnalytics, Inc., a pioneer in blood-based early cancer detection, today announced that it will present two abstracts at the 2026 ASCO Annual Meeting highlighting results from studies using ...