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 ...
Since her stage 1 lung cancer diagnosis in September 2015, Colette Smith had to undergo computerized tomography (CT) scans of the chest every six months for the next five years. Now she needs them ...
At Temple Health, physicians saw an opportunity for routine lung scans to better support patients’ health, far beyond the lungs. The program, called the Temple Healthy Chest Initiative, was started ...
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 ...
Shira Boehler shares her journey being diagnosed with Stage 1 lung cancer. A doctor explains the need for better lung cancer screening for asymptomatic, never smokers.
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 ...
Shira Kupperman Boehler is a runner with no symptoms and she doesn't smoke. Like an increasing number of women, she was shocked to learn she had lung cancer.