Low-dose CT scans could reduce mortality in lung cancer patients by up to 20 percent, according to a recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine. From Aug. 2002 through April 2004, researchers ...

An unfortunate byproduct of CT scans is the possibility of exposing patients to high doses of radiation, which can increase cancer risk. For that reason, many experts recommend low-dose CT scanners.

According to the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), approximately one in 1,700 Mississippians will die of lung cancer. The leading cause of lung cancer is cigarette smoke and secondhand ...

Denoised ultra-low dose CT can effectively diagnose pneumonia in immunocompromised patients using only 2% of the radiation dose of standard CT, according to a study published today in Radiology: ...

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 ...

Do you know that, if you are a current or former smoker, there is a test that is more likely to save your life than a yearly mammogram or a screening colonoscopy? Of all malignancies, lung cancer is ...

There's a new technology that's helping dramatically reduce lung cancer deaths. Low dose CT scans have revolutionized early lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, but sometimes it's hard to tell if the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer in the United States. Every year, lung cancer claims more lives than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined. The reason is it so deadly? It often ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Low-dose CT scans are saving lives by finding lung cancer earlier. However, those tests have an even bigger value in overall health. Lung cancer survival has risen since the US ...

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. (KTIV) - Providing imaging that could save a life. Since June 2024, the CNOS Imaging Center in Dakota Dunes has provided low-dose CT lung screenings. “This is more of a preventative ...