Lung cancer is recognized as the most deadly cancer in men and women in the US, leading to more deaths than breast, colon and pancreatic cancers combined. Nearly 160,000 Americans were projected to ...

Aberrant p53 Expression Correlates With Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor mRNA and Interleukin-8 mRNA and Neoangiogenesis in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer PURPOSE: Because efficacy of lung ...

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 ...

A new study of non-solid lung nodules, followed via annual spiral/low-dose CT scans among smokers and ex-smokers, shows that that type of nodule can be safely followed with imaging, avoiding needless ...

NORFOLK, Va. — November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. The disease often goes undetected until it reaches an ...

A national study of more than 53,000 current and former heavy smokers has demonstrated that helical CT scanning reduced lung cancer deaths by 20 percent compared to using chest X-rays. In a major new ...

The National Cancer Institute isn't changing one of its key messages: don't smoke--it'll kill you. But the mortality data from its ongoing National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) involving more than ...

Aug. 21, 2003 — Two-year results look promising for the use of low-dose spiral computed tomography (CT) with selective use of positron emission tomography (PET) in screening smokers for lung cancer, ...

HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — Weirton Medical Center is adding to its toolbox when it comes to early detection for lung cancer, through its new Low Dose Lung CT Scanning Program. The program provides early ...

Current or heavy smokers who were screened with low-dose spiral computed tomography (CT) scanning had a 20 percent reduction in deaths from lung cancer than did those who were screened by chest X-ray, ...

Are CT scans silently triggering a cancer epidemic — or are we being misled by speculative modeling and media-fueled fear? A new article warns of 103,000 additional cancers from diagnostic imaging, ...