Lung cancer screening rates among heavy current and former smokers remain low and unchanged despite prevention guidelines, according to a new study published in JAMA Oncology last week. For the study, ...

Early diagnosis reduces lung cancer mortality in heavy (ex-)smokers: benefits clearly outweigh harms through mis- or overdiagnosis. Screening design still open. English translation of the rapid report ...

(Reuters) - New lung cancer screening guidelines issued by the American Cancer Society (ACS) on Wednesday call for annual testing with low‐dose computed tomography (CT) for anyone aged 50 to 80 who ...

Only a fraction of people at high risk for lung cancer are getting screened for the disease even though it kills more in the United States than breast, colorectal and prostate cancers combined. New ...

(Reuters) - The U.S. Medicare program is proposing to add lung cancer screening tests for beneficiaries with a history of heavy smoking, the federal government announced on Monday. Screening for lung ...

After decades of qualms about lung cancer screening, the American Cancer Society said there now is enough evidence to recommend it, but only for current and former heavy smokers ages 55 to 74 and ...

When you think of lung cancer, you probably think of a disease that only afflicts lifelong smokers. This is just one of the many myths about lung cancer that persists despite how common it is. In fact ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stepping into the debate over who should be screened for lung cancer, a leading medical specialty group issued new guidelines on Tuesday recommending that doctors offer annual low ...

MADRID — Smokers with extreme phenotypes of high and low risk of developing tobacco-associated lung cancer have different genetic profiles, according to a multidisciplinary study conducted by ...

For smokers who don't quit, cutting back seems to help. * THE QUESTION The advice from health experts is clear: If you smoke, quit. But not everyone stops. For those who continue, might reducing the ...