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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The statistics are stark — by far the leading cancer killer of Americans is lung cancer, and about 4 in 5 lung cancer deaths are thought to result from smoking. Today, in addition to quitting, there’s ...

Patients are exposed to 2% of the radiation of a normal CT scan TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them ...

Nov. 16 (UPI) --CT scans expose patients to radiation, even as they help doctors spot serious health problems. Now, a new study finds low-dose scans can spot appendicitis readily while reducing ...

Lung cancer screening is new in Australia and has the potential to change thousands of lives by catching lung cancer earlier, ...

RALEIGH,N .C. (WTVD) -- November is World Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and a new noninvasive x-ray screening is helping Triangle doctors detect early stage lung cancer. The new technology uses a ...

Japanese researchers have found that using the adaptive iterative dose reduction (AIDR) 3-D technique can improve image quality in reduced- or low-dose CT scans on patients with pulmonary diseases. In ...

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 ...

Radiologists accurately detected pneumonia in low-dose scans cleaned up by AI Patients are exposed to 2% of the radiation of a normal CT scan TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Low-dose CT ...