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How To Interpret Lung Nodules On A Chest X-Ray: Can They Be Cancerous?
A chest X-ray or CT scan often incidentally finds lung nodules which are small growths While most lung nodules are benign ...
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Lung Cancer Screening Rates Nearly 4 Times Lower Than Breast, Colon Cancers
Population-weighted estimates showed that fewer than 18% of eligible patients actually got a low-dose CT scan for lung cancer ...
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Large-Scale Lung Cancer Screening Shows High Early Detection Rate
Researchers conducted a prospective, longitudinal cohort study involving individuals with current or former habit, who had ...
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Lung cancer screening implementation: turning evidence into practice
Evidence of the beneficial effect of lung cancer screening by low-dose chest CT scans on lung cancer mortality reduction in a ...
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‘The earlier, the better’: Use spirometry to detect COPD during lung cancer screenings
Due to the destructive nature of COPD on patients’ lungs and well-being, timely diagnosis is key, and integrating spirometry ...
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Mobile lung cancer screening unit visits southern Indiana this week
IU Health created a mobile health care resource offering low-dose CT scans. The mobile unit is in Sellersburg this week as ...
Study: new guidelines expanded access to lung cancer screening, but gaps remain in reaching rural and uninsured populations
Since 2021, when lung cancer screening guidelines began to include younger people and those with a lower smoking history, the ...
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Low-Dose CT for Lung Cancer Screening in a High-Risk Population
A total of 2% of the eligible population was diagnosed with lung cancer after a positive screen on baseline CT, amounting to a number needed to screen being 49. 2. The sensitivity of the low-dose CT ...