Lung nodules are very common and are estimated to occur in 2% to 24% of the general population. Doctors often discover them on chest X-rays or CT scans for unrelated conditions.

If your lung CT scan results are normal, that means your lungs are clear, and you won’t need another screening until your next yearly exam. Your scan may reveal a nodule on your lungs, but that ...

Many nonsmokers have lung nodules that have been linked to lung cancer, a new study warns. About 42% of nonsmokers or former smokers have at least one lung nodule, which is a small mass of dense ...

Lung cancer, the second-most common cancer in the U.S., is often associated with smoking — but even those who have never had ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Navigational bronchoscopy was noninferior to CT-guided biopsy when assessing diagnostic accuracy in patients with lung nodules, according to findings published in The New England ...

The new lung cancer screening program needs to be independently evaluated to keep it on track, and to minimise the harms.

Australia has launched its first lung cancer screening program, which targets current and recent smokers with biennial ...

From July, eligible Australians will be screened for lung cancer as part of the nation's first new cancer screening program for almost 20 years.</ ...

Unfortunately, lung nodule detection by radiologists is challenging due to the vast amount of image data that must be reviewed and the relatively small size of the nodules in pediatric cases. "When ...

Canberra Imaging is conducting lung screening appointments as part of the Australian Government's National Lung Cancer ...